George Joffe

The tragic incident in Benghazi highlights ‘the government’s inability to assert its control over the state’.

Incoherent national policies and geopolitical rivalries are leading to a worsening crisis in Syria.

Brahimi and Joffe see how Syrian domestic repression has immediately affected its allies – Iran, Hezbollah and Iraq.

The rebels achieved what many thought would be impossible – but the road ahead for Libya remains fraught with dangers.

After alienating powerful tribes, Gaddafi’s regime seems to be falling, but it is unclear who could fill vacuum.