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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:

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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 […]

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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:

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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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Italian helicopter participating in NATO exercise, June 24, 2009

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Mar 13, 2015

Defending Italy from the Islamic State

By James Stavridis, Washington Post

Following the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by radical Islamists professing an allegiance to the Islamic State, the Italian government has begun ramping up efforts to defend its territory from attack. How realistic is this threat? And what should Italy do?

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Jan. 22, 2014

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Mar 12, 2015

Germany’s Foreign Minister: The Transatlantic Order is Under Challenge

By Frank-Walter Steinmeier, New York Times

Today, the trans-Atlantic bond is being tested again. Crises are erupting ever closer to the European Union’s borders:

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Scenarios For Libya Going Forward

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk and its rival self-declared islamist government in Tripoli resumed a new round of UN sponsored dialogue in Morocco that began on March 5, rival armed groups targeted each other with air strikes.

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

ISIS in Libya: A New Third Force

By Jason Pack

In the chaos of the Libya conflict, jihadi groups have emerged as a potent third force, determined to derail any meaningful negotiation process between the two major blocs, writes Jason Pack. 

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In the News

Mar 9, 2015

Mezran on Surface-To-Air Missiles in Libya

By Karim Mezran

The Tampa Bay Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on surface-to-air missiles in Libya and who controls them:

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Emadeddin Badi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict

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Alia Brahimi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Alessia Melcangi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Karim Mezran

Director, Resident Senior Fellow, North Africa Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Emily Milliken

Associate Director, Media and Communications, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Brian O’Toole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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