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Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on Unity in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

International Business Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the difficulties of implementing the UN’s proposed government terms:

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Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on Libyan Unity Proposals

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh joins BBC’s Newsday to discuss the chances of success of the proposed governments to bring unity to Libya:

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Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on the Libyan Government

By Mohamed Eljarh

Al Jazeera quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the UN Envoy for Libya’s proposed national unity government:

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MENASource

Oct 9, 2015

The Libyan Agreement: The First Step in a Long Journey

By Karim Mezran

Habemus Papam. With these words, the Cardinal in charge announces the conclusion of the long voting process that leads to the election of a new Pope, relieving the anxiety and meeting the expectations of the faithful. With the same trepidation and enthusiasm, the UN Special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon announced the evening of October […]

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MENASource

Oct 7, 2015

Libya’s Leadership Vacuum and its Impact

By Jason Pack

Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday September 28, US President Barack Obama acknowledged the shortcomings of the 2011 NATO military intervention in Libya while simultaneously defending the initial logic of the mission, stating that a vacuum had been left behind after the toppling of the Qaddafi regime.

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Oct 2, 2015

What if Libya’s Political Dialogue Fails?

By Mohamed Eljarh

The Libyan political dialogue process has missed yet another crucial deadline—September 20 was supposed to be the date when Libyan stakeholders should have agreed to a final deal.

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In the News

Oct 1, 2015

Mezran on the European Union and Libya

By Karim Mezran

POLITICO quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on EU efforts to assist Libya:

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MENASource

Sep 29, 2015

Libya’s Only Viable Option

By Karim Mezran

Libya’s UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon announced on September 21 that the text of the UN agreement for a unity government based on Libya’s political dialogue is final and closed to revisions. It is now up to the parties to accept or reject the proposal.

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In the News

Sep 29, 2015

Mezran on Libya After Qaddafi

By Karim Mezran

PBS quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on life in Libya after the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi:

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Sep 22, 2015

Migrant Flows and the Future of Europe

By Global Business and Economics

As Europe confronts the migrant crisis, much of the current coverage remains fixed on short run trends, but in order to have a comprehensive perspective it is necessary to project these trends into the future. In spite of commonly held concerns of migrants' effect on European identity, many of these nations' birthrates and outflows of migrants will actually be higher than their intake of migrants. Negative flows of migrants could further weaken pension plans, as aging European populations struggle to balance social welfare models with demographic realities.

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