Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
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A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have remained detained in another African county, Djibouti.
History is dotted with instances of strongmen who burnish their image or crack down on opponents after attempts on their life.
South Africa’s foreign policy is supposed to be guided by the principle of ubuntu (humanness), so a visit to an aggressor is hard to explain.
In recent years, Western governments have, in effect, aided the rise of personalist dictators in Russia, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Venezuela.
Despite the criticisms the African Union has faced over the last two decades, it is far from being a docile follower of the orders of its member states.
With dozens of international players meddling in Libya, nobody wants to see their side weakened.
The UN’s Responsibility to Protect framework for safeguarding civilians against atrocities could help resolve the Gaza crisis.
The transformation of the EU-Africa summit series into the EU-AU summit is more than just a change of name. It reflects the increasing recognition of the AU as an international actor.
The news of Saif al-Islam’s release should be taken with a pinch of salt. During the past six years of warfare in Libya the fabrication of news has become common practice.
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria
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Affiliate Fellow, Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, King's College London
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Professor of History and Italian, New York University
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Professor of Politics and International Relations, King's University College, Western University
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Professor of Political Science, Macalester College