Democratic transition in Libya
What is the UN footprint in Libya? What is the security, political, economic and social situation? FRIDE senior researcher Barah Mikail provides some key points to understand post-Gaddafi Libya and...
View ArticleIran’s increasing influence in the region
Iran has recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Under President Rouhani Iran has assumed a more positive role in the region and internationally. However, according to FRIDE...
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Who supports Assad?
Although still in the midst of a civil war, Syria will hold presidential elections on 3 June 2014.This will be a sham election, which will not comply with internationally-recognised standards. Beshr...
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Adressing instability in the Sahel and the Levant
Three years after the uprisings in the Arab world, the wider MENA region is increasingly unstable. From the Sahel to the Levant, trans-national threats and geopolitical competition intersect, with...
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ISIS explained
What is ISIS? Will the coalition’s strategy work? How ISIS got where it is? In light of ISIS advances throughout the MENA region and beyond, particularly in Syria and Iraq, the international...
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