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Mar 31, 2015

Checks, Balances, and the Draft Agreement on the Political Transition in Libya

By Azza Kamel Maghur

The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) issued its first draft agreement on the political transition in Libya that was given to the parties to the political dialogue, taking place in different cities inside and outside of Libya since September 2014.

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Mar 30, 2015

Al-Ghwell: What Will the United States and Europe do When the Dialogue on Libya Fails?

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Rafik Hariri Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Gulf News on why the United Nations dialogue on Libya will fail:

Libya

Article

Mar 26, 2015

Opinion: A Fourth Arab Country Melts Down

By Barbara Slavin

Reports on Wednesday that the president of Yemen has fled his country underline the latest crisis to strike the state system in the Middle East. Three other Arab nations – Libya, Syria and Iraq – are already fractured among religious, ethnic and tribal groups, with fighting exacerbated by outsiders bankrolling and arming proxies.

Iraq
Libya

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Mar 25, 2015

Eljarh on the Libyan Unity Government Plan

By Mohamed Eljarh

Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the UN envoy to Libya’s unity government plan:

Libya

In the News

Mar 25, 2015

Al-Ghwell: More Stick, Less Carrot Needed in Libya

Rafik Hariri Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on the need to implement sanctions against Libyan war criminals:

Libya

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Mezran on the Tunisian-Libyan Border

By Karim Mezran

International Business Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on the difficulties of securing the Tunisian-Libyan border and what that means for Tunisia’s fight against terror:

Libya
North Africa

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Mar 19, 2015

Mezran and Talverdian: Libya Doesn’t Need More Weapons

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director for Research Lara Talverdian write for The Hill on why the international community should enforce an arms embargo on Libya:

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New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2015

Museum Attack Puts Spotlight on Tunisia’s Security Challenges

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Terrorist rampage in Tunis may force government to shift focus, says Atlantic Council’s Mezran Tunisia’s new government may be forced to clamp down on security following the March 18 terrorist attack on a prominent museum in the heart of Tunis. This could jeopardize the country’s nascent political process, says Atlantic Council analyst Karim Mezran. “If […]

Libya
North Africa

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Mar 16, 2015

Al-Ghwell: What Is Not Being Discussed About Libya

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on the prospects for a peace treaty in Libya:

Libya

In the News

Mar 16, 2015

Eljarh on ISIS Attempting to Cut Off Libya’s Oil Revenue

By Mohamed Eljarh

TIME quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on ISIS attempting to cut of Libya’s oil revenue and taking advantage of Libyan disunity:

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