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Aug 24, 2016

Libya and the HoR Vote: What May Come Next

By Fadel Lamen and Karim Mezran

After many failed attempts to meet and reach a quorum, Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR) seated in Tobruk met on August 22 and voted on the cabinet of the Government of National Accord (GNA) proposed by the Presidential Council (PC) led by Fayez Serraj. With the legal quorum of 101 members, 61 members voted no […]

Libya

MENASource

Aug 22, 2016

Does Federalism Have a Future in Libya?

By Wolfgang Pusztai

In the wake of Libya’s 2011 revolution, eastern leaders feared that they would once again become second class citizens. The perceived domination by Tripolitanians of the National Transition Council (NTC)—the de facto government established during the revolution; the alleged marginalization of Cyrenaica; and the strong influence of militias from Tripoli, Misrata, and Zintan on the […]

Libya

In the News

Aug 19, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Gulf News on Libya Post-ISIS

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Aug 17, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by the Washington Post on Libyan General Khalifa Hifter

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Aug 15, 2016

Libyan Matryoshka

By Fadel Lamen and Karim Mezran

Analyzing the situation in Libya and trying to define the root causes of the crisis is akin to unboxing a traditional Russian nesting doll—identical matryoshka dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other ad infinitum. An initial reading may reveal the main cause of the Libyan crisis to be ideological divisions between Islamists and […]

Libya

In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Mezran Quoted by the Los Angeles Times on ISIS in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Aug 7, 2016

Mezran Joins C-SPAN to Discuss Libya and the War on ISIS

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Aug 7, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Energy News Terminal on Libya’s Return to Crude Oil Markets

By Karim Mezran

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Energy & Environment Libya

In the News

Aug 6, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by El Pais on Developments in Sirte

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Aug 4, 2016

US Airstrikes in Libya and their Aftermath

By Karim Mezran and Elissa Miller

Following a formal request from the internationally recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), the United States air force conducted strikes against militants of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) in the city of Sirte on August 1. It is possible that military commanders of militias from Misrata—directly involved in the fight to liberate […]

Libya

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