Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiOct 7, 201915 minTurkey and Northern Syria part two: a ‘safe zone’ which will not long be eitherWe had intended to publish this yesterday, 7 October 2019, but as news broke of the Trump administration’s decision to ‘stand aside’ and...
Rory O'KeeffeJul 16, 201915 minThe St Valentine’s Day Charade: Khalifa Haftar, the cause of and main actor in, Libya’s second civilIn April this year, Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar declared that he would ‘push the (Libyan government) out of Tripoli’. Since then, he...
Rory O'KeeffeMar 30, 201833 minOpen Arms? Closing borders and refusing to talk is handing Europe to the far-RightThe – justified – outrage over the impounding of the ship ‘Open Arms’ has its roots in Italy’s refusal to make a case for aiding...
Rory O'KeeffeDec 20, 20174 minUS threatens aid cut, aims to wreck international system, using JerusalemThe US government has threatened to cut aid to states which vote against it tomorrow at the UN General Assembly. As noted here...