The Spanish government is doing everything it can to thwart Catalonia’s upcoming independence vote. Will it succeed?

The geopolitical world order is being remade under President Trump, but not necessarily in the way he intends. This series takes a region-by-region look at US foreign policy and asks: What does the decline of US power and influence mean for the world?

With the oil-rich city of Kirkuk under its control, the government of Iraqi Kurdistan is moving toward formal independence from Iraq.

A list of what’s still pumping and what’s not in Libya’s war-torn energy industry, complete with map.

Around 200 Islamic State fighters have pushed the remaining Libya Dawn-aligned Misrata militiamen out of Sirte, consolidating their hold on the hometown of former dictator General Gaddafi.

A look at which fields are still pumping oil in Africa’s energy powerhouse turned failed state.

Two maps that help explain Islamic State's Ramadi offensive.