Karim Mezran

The incumbent and next President of Turkey is undoubtedly a controversial figure, both at home and abroad. The barrage of criticisms and consternation bordering dismay if not plain disgust showed by western (mostly but not only) pundits and…

Libya observers at home and abroad are hotly debating whether the nation should hold presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled on December 24. The international community, including most notably the United States, is eager to…

While most Libya observers focused on the endless debate about whether to hold elections in December, the situation in Tripoli precipitated into a state of emergency after violent clashes erupted between militias at the end of August