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Mar 7, 2017

LISTEN: Karim Mezran on Clashes in the Gulf of Sidra and Developments in Libya

By MENASource

Elissa Miller: My name is Elissa Miller, I’m an assistant director at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, and today I’m speaking with Dr. Karim Mezran, a senior fellow at the Hariri Center, about Libya.

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MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

The ‘European Values’ of the Libya Migration Deal

By Tom Rollins

Last month, European Union leaders met in Malta, in the words of European Council President Donald Tusk, to “agree [to] concrete operational measures to stem irregular migration from Libya to Europe.” The statement was an unusually frank expression of EU intentions in the Mediterranean: to regulate, limit, or halt mixed migration flows on the Central Mediterranean […]

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Feb 24, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by RFI on the Recent Travel Ban in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: What the United States Should Do About Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

In the News

Feb 17, 2017

AlAgeli Joins BBC to Discuss the Return of a Military Leader in Libya

By Abdul Rahman AlAgeli

Listen to the full interview here.

Libya

In the News

Feb 12, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: EU Falling Short on Libya

By Elissa Miller

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International Organizations

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Feb 8, 2017

Mezran Quoted by the Times on Russia and Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Russia

MENASource

Feb 1, 2017

Trump’s Executive Order by the Numbers

By Emily Burchfield and Rachel Kreisman

On January 27, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on immigration, titled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” The order places a ban on the entry of foreign nationals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen for 90 days; suspends all refugee admissions for 120 days; and […]

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Jan 26, 2017

Stability in Europe’s Southern Neighborhood: A Priority for Malta’s EU Presidency

By Matthew Lowell and Frank Talbot

The recent ripples of insecurity across the southern Mediterranean have presented profound challenges for the European Union (EU).  While Libya and Syria continue to experience protracted violence and lawlessness, many other countries in the region face acute economic and social difficulties.

Libya

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Jan 25, 2017

Why Libya’s Stability Matters to the Region

By Elissa Miller

As it enters its sixth year, the crisis in Libya shows no signs of abating. The UN-backed unity government seems to be teetering on the edge of collapse, and clashes threaten to escalate between eastern and western forces. Withdrawal from Libya could have negative consequences for western interests, and the United States—under the Trump administration—could […]

Libya
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