Huge kudos to @data.ft.com for putting together this forensic mapping of the utter vileness of the Israel-US "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ www.ft.com/content/6c74... via @data.ft.com

My latest, with a view from the ground in #Tripoli: Ankara’s quiet intervention to rein in the GNU reveals a deeper shift - from assertive influence to cautious containment - as #Turkey recalibrates its role in an increasingly unstable capital.

A failed power grab has eroded trust and deepened rivalries, leaving Tripoli in a state of suspended conflict primed for renewed violence, write @emadbadi.bsky.social and @wlacher.bsky.social‬ for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

'With trust eroded and rivalries deepened, #Tripoli is in a state of suspended conflict, primed for renewed violence.' @emadbadi.bsky.social @wlacher.bsky.social @newlinesmag.bsky.social #Libya newlinesmag.com/argument/a-p...

Excellent, must-read analysis of unfolding events in Libya by @emadbadi.bsky.social and @wlacher.bsky.social 👇

Excellent review and analysis of the recent fighting and shifting power dynamics in #Tripoli #Libya @wlacher.bsky.social @emadbadi.bsky.social

New @newlinesmag.bsky.social piece with @emadbadi.bsky.social, in which we try to make sense of a dramatic set of events in Tripoli over the past two weeks and what they mean for Libya's political stalemate. newlinesmag.com/argument/a-p...

After a gambit by #Libya's Dabeiba to consolidate control in #Tripoli backfired, the capital has entered a state of suspended conflict - a tenuous standoff unlikely to hold. In our latest @newlinesmag.bsky.social , @wlacher.bsky.social & I trace the breakdown, aftermath, & potential paths forward.

Haaretz’s Yaniv Kubovich reports that Israel plans to seize 75% of Gaza and relocate more than 1,3 million Palestinians in the upcoming offensive, ultimately forcing the entire population into three military zones with food supplies strictly controlled by GHF/Israel. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Literally every experienced humanitarian or medical professional coming out of Gaza says: „this is the worst I have seen, anywhere, anytime“

My latest for @mecouncil.bsky.social unpacks how a bid to rein in militias in #Tripoli unraveled into a war of militias, & what is now at stake. International policy must now pivot from managing dysfunction to enabling transition before #Libya's history repeats itself.

Granular analysis of events unfolding in Tripoli, Libya. recommend reading ⬇️

Precious analysis of events in Tripoli over the past 24 hours, by @emadbadi.bsky.social emadbadi.com/the-unraveli...

For those following the latest developments in #Libya's #Tripoli, this analysis outlines what unfolded overnight, covering key military dynamics. It closes with a call for more hands-on empowered mediation to prevent further bloodshed & build on the tenuous ceasefires. emadbadi.com/the-unraveli...

Tripoli may be on the cusp of being the theater for warfare unlike anything seen since 2011 - an urban battlefield marked by drone strikes, street-to-street clashes, & guerilla warfare. The vast majority of casualties in this context will unfortunately be innocent civilians.

For an excellent analysis of Ghnewa's rise, see this @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social paper written under a pseudonym by @emadbadi.bsky.social - Emad outed himself as the author last night. www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/pol...

And you know who is in no position to comment on these plans? The EU and its member states, who have been seeking to trap migrants in Libya for the past eight years.

Heartbroken at the passing of Pope Francis, a man who may not have been perfect but who consistently used his immense platform and his influence not only to say what was right in the face of political power, but also to model the behavior that brought those words to life. (1)

Excellent recap of the recent crisis in the Libyan economy short, concise, and well done. Please give it a read

My latest for the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social is a clarion call: #Libya’s economy isn’t unraveling by accident. From shadow oil deals to digital money printing, what looks like drift is direction - & the path leads to collapse unless reforms reverse course.

In one world, Libya's Central Bank begs for help - calling out graft, diverted oil revenues, and wild spending that's sinking Libya; all while passing policy that makes ordinary people foot the bill. In another world, Libya is “stable” and “open for business.” Only one of these worlds is real.

Al Jazeera Correspondent Hossam Shabat was killed by Israeli forces today in a targeted strike on is car. He was 23 years old. His final social media post reported fellow journalist Mohammed Mansour’s killing an hour earlier. ≈200 of our colleagues have now been killed in Gaza.

The parallels between Libya and Iraq thoroughly explored in this groundbreaking comparative study. Stellar cast of authors incl. @wlacher.bsky.social @emadbadi.bsky.social @timeaton.bsky.social @renadmansour.bsky.social Inna Rudolf Salam Said Tamer Badawi

#Libya’s post-2011 trajectory has been defined by the entrenchment of armed groups within state structures, raising a critical puzzle: how have militias wielded state power while remaining autonomous from it? In my contribution to this volume, I take the first steps in unraveling this paradox

"My parents came here from Syria. They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety and stability. But here I am, 40 years after my parents immigrated and just weeks before I'm due to give birth to our first child and I feel more unsafe and unstable than I have in my entire life."

A US judge ordered that Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil not be deported for now as part of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on some anti-Israel protesters, and set a court hearing for the case for Wednesday reut.rs/3FhAseZ

La dipendenza del generale #Haftar dagli aiuti della Russia La fine del regime di Assad in Siria ha spinto i militari russi a trasferirsi nella Libia orientale, scrive @irpimedia.eu commenti di @tmegrisi.bsky.social @emadbadi.bsky.social irpimedia.irpi.eu/libia-dipend...

I don't think this has received enough attention yet www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

"Contacted by AFP, the Elysee declined to confirm or deny the meeting" Remarkable how a warlord instrumental in Russia’s power plays across the Sahel - undermining France at every turn - still gets the red-carpet treatment in Paris. Jupiterian foreign policy at its finest...

In the post-Assad era, #Turkey's maneuvers in #Libya and #Syria reflect a calculated strategy to reshape Mediterranean dynamics & cement influence. My latest with @syrianzo.bsky.social @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social unpacks how Ankara weaves these theaters into its broader regional ambitions.

#Turkey’s manoeuvres in #Syria and #Libya are key chapters in its bold strategy to strengthen its position and secure long-term leverage in the #Mediterranean —but the path is full of challenges. My latest with @emadbadi.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social bit.ly/4jaAqVR

As #Russia shifts its gaze from Assad to Haftar, the Mediterranean once again becomes a theater of fragile power plays and unlearned lessons. My latest @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social examines the echoes of #Syria’s collapse in #Libya’s uncertain future: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

US Libya policy is largely limited to courting Haftar to compete with his Russian backers. But the US will never be able to give Haftar what he gets from Russia. As @emadbadi.bsky.social argues, it is futile to play catch-up in a game already lost. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

What happens when foreign actors fuel a war but don’t bear its cost? Centre Expert @emadbadi.bsky.social analyzes the devastating toll of external interference in Sudan and the urgent need for global action 👇

Beneath #Sudan’s suffering lies a tangled script of power and plunder—foreign actors write the war, but Sudanese people pay the price. My latest for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social tackles the geopolitics fueling this devastation & suggests ways out: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

Khaled Nabhan has been killed by Israeli strikes on Nusairat. Khaled, who referred to his granddaughter as the "soul of [my] soul" and who captured the attention of the world with his softness at a time when that softness was being denied to Palestinian men, has been killed.

Since he's not on this site, I'll post this here. Younis Tirawi found that the IDF has turned north Gaza's only water desalination plant into a military base. It's located just north of Gaza City, and satellite imagery confirms the presence of military vehicles. www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-water...

Israel has wounded more than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza, many of whom now live with horrific, life-altering injuries. This is almost certainly a significant undercount. www.nytimes.com/card/2024/11...

Like many in the past few days, I'm going to try and migrate here given the other platform is simply becoming a cesspool managed by an openly racist Trump crony... Thanks for following!