International affairs
Libya’s hybrid armed groups dilemma. Stephanie Williams writes that the relative calm after the 2020 ceasefire in Libya offers an opportunity for the United States and like-minded allies to build on pre-disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration efforts to address Libya’s hybrid armed group quandary.
Syria’s dissolving line. The state/nonstate divide in Syria's civil war has become increasingly blurred. Steven Heydemann examines the practices adopted by ruling elites in regime- and opposition-held areas to ensure access to resources.
The Houthis after the Yemeni cease-fire. Bruce Riedel writes that the Houthis continued adherence to an April 2022 ceasefire suggests they are prepared to settle for less than complete control of the country.
Somalia’s challenges in 2023. Vanda Felbab-Brown presents two key interlinked dynamics that will define political developments in Somalia for 2023.
Erdogan’s plan for war, and peace. Steven Heydemann argues in The Spectator that rapprochement between Turkey and Syria could bring significant reshaping of the Syrian civil war.
