Al Shabaab in Tanzania: Current Status and Potential Future Patterns
Although Tanzania holds a reputation for peace and stability, the country has experienced an increase…
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Spoilers and Game-Changers in Libya’s Civil Conflict
From December 2014 to February 2015, there was a significant lull in violence on all…
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The Break of Dawn? Shifting Interests and Opportunities in the Libya Dawn Bloc
Libya was the fifth most active country in the ACLED dataset in February 2015 with…
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Where’s ISIS in all this crisis?
The Egyptian air force’s bombing campaign in Libya’s eastern city of Derna on the 16th…
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Counter-revolution, Autocracy, and Stability in Egypt in 2014
The most significant trend witnessed throughout 2014 in Egypt was the dramatic decline of riot…
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A Review of Libya in 2014
Libya was the fourth most active and the sixth most violent country in the ACLED…
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Algeria – Political Competition and Stability
The Arab Democracy Index IV, published in November 2014, documented that “there has been a…
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Intra-Tuareg Militant Violence and Islamist Insurgency – The Overlapping Crises of the Conflict in Mali
Following the short but deadly burst of fighting in May, Mali has generally seen a…
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Political fragmentation in Libya puts foreign intervention on the global agenda
Islamist militias from the city of Misrata claimed control of Tripoli airport from the rival…
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