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Feb 10, 2015

Mezran on Libya

By Karim Mezran

French-language Jeune Afrique quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on Libya:

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MENASource

Feb 6, 2015

Libya’s Geneva Talks and the Search for Peace

By Mohamed Eljarh

In Libya, basic services face the prospect of complete collapse as the country’s financial situation spirals out of control. The minister health of the internationally recognized government in the eastern city of al-Beida has warned of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, worse than that witnessed during the war against the Qaddafi regime in 2011.

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MENASource

Feb 3, 2015

The Myth of Libya’s Wealth

By Lydia Sizer

Observing events in Libya since the revolution has often been like watching someone set his dining room table while the house is on fire. Urgent problems go unattended while people try to act as if everything were normal—or at least as if there was no active conflict:

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MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

What is Plan B for Libya?

By Wolfgang Pusztai

The current United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mediation efforts constitutes a major step in the right direction to stabilize Libya. This initiative, however, requires sustained diplomatic pressure by international actors (regardless of which side they support), focused sanctions, and other actions as discussed recently by the EU foreign ministers.

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In the News

Jan 29, 2015

Eljarh on the Power Struggle in Benghazi

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the power struggle between al-Qaeda and ISIS in Benghazi: 

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In the News

Jan 29, 2015

Eljarh on the Growing Presence of ISIS in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

The Guardian quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the growing presence of ISIS in Libya and what it means for the talks in Geneva:

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In the News

Jan 28, 2015

Mezran on Ongoing Violence in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran joins BBC to discuss the latest flare up of violence in Libya:

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New Atlanticist

Jan 27, 2015

ISIS Puts Down Roots in Libya

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Chaos in North African nation creates ‘natural environment’ for jihadist groups, Atlantic Council’s Mezran says Fighters loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are taking advantage of the chaos in Libya to expand their presence in the North African nation. On Tuesday, an affiliate of ISIS in Libya claimed responsibility for an […]

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In the News

Jan 27, 2015

Eljarh: What Today’s Bloody Attack in Tripoli Means for Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the attack in Tripoli:

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MENASource

Jan 21, 2015

The Libya Conundrum

By Karim Mezran and Tarek Radwan

What is happening in Libya? And how will Egypt react? Libya today has devolved into a violent political struggle between two major blocs: the internationally recognized, Tobruk-based parliament versus Tripoli’s parliament and administration.

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Experts

Fellow

Emadeddin Badi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Alia Brahimi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Alessia Melcangi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society English

Staff

Karim Mezran

Director, Resident Senior Fellow, North Africa Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business
Emily Milliken

Staff

Emily Milliken

Associate Director, Media and Communications, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Libya

Fellow

Brian O’Toole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Cuba Economic Sanctions