Socotra, pawn in a power struggle

SANAA - Yemen already suffered from a high rate of birth defects and infant mortality before the war, due in part to intrafamily marriages and lack of family planning, but the hospitals we visited in three different provinces are adamant that there has been an unprecedented increase since the war. 

TRIPOLI - The dream of the Arab Spring has splattered. Since the outbreak of popular uprisings in 2011, things have gone from bad to worse in the region. Is the Arab world simply not ready for democracy, or is there more to it?

KABUL / ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan has been in a state of perpetual war for the past thirty years. Much of the misery that continues to shape our world today has arisen from this cauldron of turmoil and the surrounding area. Internal insurgencies are ongoing in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir. Regional conflicts extend as far as China, Iran and Russia. Not to mention Western geopolitics, which is directly linked to the growth and impact of international jihadism. But what do we really know about the causes and consequences of a war in which Belgian and Dutch soldiers are now also fighting?