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The New Department of War logo at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on September 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
North Africa
North Africa
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Coptic Christians pray during a protest in Tahrir Square during the 2011 Egyptian protests.
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Buildings damaged from fighting south of Tripoli, Libya, June 21.
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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a meeting with his new 20-member cabinet as they take oath at the presidential palace in the capital on March 14, 2019. (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)
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MSP leader Abderrazak Mokri calls for a boycott of the presidential election, January 31, 2014 (Bachir Zemouri/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Tunisians hold flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed in his fight against corruption, May 26, 2017 (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)
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View of the city of Monastir and of the mosque, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Experts
Garrett Exner
Adjunct Fellow
Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
