Links 18-30 October 2016

• Majoritarian Syria: Justice in Conflict Resolution
  Yassin Al-Haj Saleh
• IRIN | Torture, starvation, deprivation: life inside IS prisons in Libya
• The Globalization of Rage | Foreign Affairs
  Pankaj Mishra
• The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame - BBC News
  Morocco center of this scam.
• UAE's forward operating base in Libya revealed | IHS Jane's 360
• Why Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict | The Guardian
  So they should have been done before the Russians came in then?
• Sugar shortage in Egypt leaves a bitter taste | The National
  Great piece by Patrick Werr getting to the heart of the problem.
• War in Translation: Giving Voice to the Women of Syria | Literary Hub
• Awaiting Next U.S. President: A Splintered Middle East in ‘Free Fall’ - The New York Times
  What's funny in this piece is that Obama's critics end up adopting Obama's cautious approach.
• Down by Law - Carnegie
  Amr Hamzawy on Egypt's war on reality.
• Sixth Qatari Emir, the Man of Independence Passes away - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
  Sheikh Khalifa, overthrown by son, died.
• Egypt upholds Morsi's 20-year prison sentence - Al Jazeera
• Polish official claims Egypt sold warships to Russia for $1 | Fox News
  Long-rumored way to get around French sanctions post-Crimea
• Egypt: Senior military official shot dead in Cairo - Al Jazeera
• The Decline of the West, and How to Stop It - The New York Times
  Strobe Talbott and Javier Solana.
• Sweet-Toothed Egypt Endures a Sugar Crisis: ‘People Are Going to Snap’ - The New York Times