Gaddafi’s Ghost: How the Tyrant Haunts Libya a Year After His Death
One year after being cornered and killed by Libyan rebels, fallen dictator Muammar Gaddafi still casts a long shadow from the grave
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How Did Gaddafi Die? A Year Later, Unanswered Questions and Bad Blood
A year after Libya’s long-ruling despot Muammar Gaddafi was cornered and killed by rebel forces, questions remain over the nature of his death and its legacy for the fractious, fledgling Libyan state
How the Injury to an African Dictator May Hobble France
Whether by accident or attempted coup, the shooting of the President of Mauritania removes a key ally just as France is contemplating a military strike against allies of al-Qaeda in north Africa
Why Libya—and Not The Hague—Will Try Gaddafi’s Son
A hearing at the international court appears to indicate that the ICC and the Libyan government see eye-to-eye on the prosecution. But Saif’s defense cries foul
After Libya Fires Its Prime Minister, Will the Country Itself Fall Apart?
A year after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s tyranny, the oil-rich nation is teetering into a maelstrom of factionalism and extremism
The Motive and the Means: Did al-Qaeda Stage the Benghazi Attack?
Two prominent Libyans familiar with the terrorist group insist it was behind the assault that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens
The President and the Islamist: Two Politicos Spar Over Tunisia’s Future
After both returned from exile when Tunisia’s dictatorship fell, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Rached Ghannouchi, head of the dominant Islamists, are locked in battle over the fate of the Arab Spring
After Protests, Tunisia’s Salafists Plot a More Radical Revolution
The past week’s unrest and protests across the Muslim world were largely the work of more puritanical Salafists, many of whom harbor as much ire against their own governments as they do against the West
French Satirical Cartoons Spark Ire in the Arab Spring’s Birthplace
Charlie Hebdo’s offensive cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad led to protests and fears of violence across the Muslim world, including the place where the Arab Spring’s upheavals first began
Political Battles in Tunisia Shade Attacks on U.S. Embassy
As hundreds of people swarmed the U.S. embassy in Tunis last Friday afternoon, the phone rang in the office of the country’s President, Moncef Marzouki. It was Hillary Clinton, pleading with him to help secure the American …
Did the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Not Have Enough Security?
TIME speaks to the Libyan politician who had breakfast with U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on the day of the American’s death
Libya: The Killing of the U.S. Ambassador Highlights the Country’s Post-Gaddafi Struggles
In an attack sure to have an explosive impact on U.S. relations with Libya, Chris Stevens, the newly installed U.S. ambassador to Libya, died after protesters attacked the U.S. consulate building in Benghazi on Sept. 11
Europe Goes Dutch: Holland Elections May Be a Referendum on the Euro
The European debt crisis takes center stage as the Dutch head to the polls