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Libyan ceasefire agreement faces hurdles due to foreign intervention

Fri, Mar 6, 2020

Why Algeria is suddenly more interested in Libya

Foreign military interference in Libya has overwhelmed local dynamics, taking on an escalatory logic of its own and marginalizing the inclusive, negotiated solution advanced by Algeria.

MENASource by Alia Brahimi and Akram Kharief

Libya North Africa
Libyan ceasefire agreement faces hurdles due to foreign intervention

Fri, Jan 17, 2020

Berlin conference: The end of the game?

The upcoming conference could result in the acceptance by all of Haftar’s future role in Libya and the legitimization of his attack against Tripoli. The Berlin conference could be a trap for the GNA, the courageous fighters of Tripoli, and the population of western Libya.

New Atlanticist by Karim Mezran

Conflict Libya
Libyan ceasefire agreement faces hurdles due to foreign intervention

Wed, Jan 8, 2020

The context of today’s Libyan crisis and what to watch for

On April 4, 2019, troops led by Khalifa Haftar, a former general of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi who now contests the authority of the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) seated in Tripoli, launched an attack against the Libyan capital. The real reasons for staging such an attack on that specific day are still unclear.

MENASource by Karim Mezran, Emily Burchfield

Libya Politics & Diplomacy

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Emadeddin Badi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Arabic Conflict

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Alessia Melcangi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Civil Society English

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Karim Mezran

Resident Senior Fellow

Arabic Economy & Business

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Christopher P. Mulder

Senior US Air Force Fellow

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Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Brian O’Toole

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Economic Sanctions Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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Arabic Conflict

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Content

Thu, Nov 5, 2020

Libyan ceasefire agreement faces hurdles due to foreign intervention

There are virtually no coercion or accountability mechanisms that international stakeholders are committed to leveraging against domestic parties that are working to undermine the agreement with the support of foreign actors.

MENASource by Karim Mezran, Emadeddin Badi

Libya Middle East

Wed, Oct 28, 2020

For Turkey, the Libyan conflict and the eastern Mediterranean are inextricably linked

The proxy confrontation playing out in Libya has intensified a regional competition for resources in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean, where several overlapping claims for maritime jurisdiction by Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus have fueled escalating tensions.

MENASource by Ahmed Helal

Europe & Eurasia Libya

Wed, Jul 29, 2020

Mezran quoted in TRT World on the politics behind Haftar’s devolution of power in Libya

In the News

Libya North Africa

Tue, Jul 21, 2020

France must recognize its role in Libya’s plight

While Paris’s official policy in Libya has supported the United Nations-led negotiations over Libya and the Government of National Accord (GNA) that resulted from them, France’s real policy on the ground has been one of total and full support for Haftar’s forces.

New Atlanticist by Karim Mezran and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Conflict France

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

Badi quoted in the Washington Post on the Libya conflict

In the News

Libya Middle East

Wed, Jul 8, 2020

Libya’s future depends on constructive, not destructive, international involvement

Turkey’s strong support for Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's UN-recognized administration, however, may have at least spared the country from falling into the wrong sphere of influence. But getting to a lasting peace in Libya will require the constructive involvement of all the actors who have a stake in Libya’s future.

TURKEYSource by Mehmet Öğütçü

Conflict Libya

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Libya’s crisis is a tough puzzle to solve for Egypt

Two elements are certain in this complex scenario. Firstly, Cairo will not fall into the trap of being drawn into an open proxy war in Libya, since it might have serious repercussions on the security of its porous borders, especially in the south. Secondly, Haftar’s next moves will effectively define whether the relations have cooled between him and Cairo or whether Libya is facing yet another aftershock in a marriage that is more tactical than strategic.

MENASource by Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentice

Conflict Crisis Management

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

The Cairo Declaration is a false resolution to Libya’s conflict

The so-called “Cairo Declaration,” backed by General Khalifa Haftar and Libya's parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh, proposes an intra-Libyan resolution as a basis for resolving the country’s conflict.

Blog Post by Karim Mezran, Alessia Melcangi

Libya Middle East

Thu, May 28, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Moscow sends combat jets, escalates involvement in oil-rich Libya

In the News

Libya Politics & Diplomacy

Fri, May 8, 2020

The crumbling Haftar illusion: Last call for the international community?

The international community should seize the moment to do everything to stop Haftar’s dictatorial regime.

MENASource by Karim Mezran and Dario Cristiani

Libya North Africa
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