Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero


Will France Edge Out the U.S. To Become Saudi Arabia’s Closest Ally?

Published on Saturday, August 15, 2015

Influential members of the Saudi Arabian government believe that the United States — the kingdom’s most valuable strategic ally since 1945 — has abandoned Riyadh on a host of regional issues, most notably Iran’s nuclear program. As the Saudis respond by seeking to enhance their political and economic relations with countries other than the United States, France sees an opportunity to supplant Washington as Riyadh’s closest ally.

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Four Years After Gaddafi, Libya Is a Failed State

Published on Monday, April 06, 2015

Nearly four years after NATO-backed rebels toppled the former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, the North African country has plunged into chaotic unrest. The failure of last year’s election to achieve political unity in Libya was most evident when Fajr Libya or “Libya Dawn” — a diverse coalition of armed groups that includes an array of Islamist militias — rejected the election’s outcome and seized control of Tripoli.

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The Dangers of a South Sudanese Civil War

Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2014

The turmoil that erupted in Juba last month threatens to ignite a full scale ethnic civil war. If peace talks fail, a potential genocide may even result. Certainly, political risks for foreign investors and neighboring governments would increase under such circumstances. Given South Sudan’s position as a regional oil producing country, a civil war would also close transnational energy corridors throughout Central/East Africa and fuel regional instability.

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