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New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2014

In Libya, Push for War Is Stronger Than Push for Peace

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council Analyst Karim Mezran on Libya’s Escalated Warfare Meddling by international actors in Libya has undermined a United Nations effort to broker peace in the North African nation, according to Karim Mezran, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, and […]

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Dec 16, 2014

Rewriting Libya’s Post-Revolution Narrative

By Lydia Sizer

Since the ouster of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, the United States and its allies have pressed the society he divided to engage in dialogue necessary for durable peace and national unity. Respected Libyans have tried to advance such efforts; however, instead of pursuing opportunities for mutual benefit, rival factions compete to control the country’s post-revolution […]

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In the News

Dec 8, 2014

Eljarh on Oil Revenues in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on disputes over who is controlling Libya and how that has affected the country’s oil revenues:

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MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

A Legal Look into the Libyan Supreme Court Ruling

By Azza K. Maghur

Shortly after the newly elected Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) convened in the eastern city of Tobruk in August 2014, two constitutional claims were brought before the Libyan Supreme Court (LSC).

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Dec 2, 2014

Libya’s Constitutional Crisis

By Naeem Al-Gheriany

On November 6, 2014, in an unexpected decision, and against a backdrop of continuing political and military polarization, the Constitutional Chamber of Libya’s Supreme Court struck down the 7th Amendment to the Constitutional Declaration, the current supreme law of Libya.

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In the News

Dec 1, 2014

Eljarh: Libya’s Last Glimpse of Hope

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the role Libya’s Constituent Assembly is likely to play in the country’s ongoing conflict:

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Nov 20, 2014

Libya: A Who’s Who and What’s What

By Lara Talverdian

Three and a half years since Libya’s popular uprising devolved into a civil war and culminated in a revolution with the ouster of the late dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Libya’s transition has been characterized by political upheaval and deteriorating security.

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Nov 14, 2014

Yes, Libya Can Still Be Saved

By Mustafa A.G. Abushagur and Karim Mezran

The Constitutional Chamber of the Libyan Supreme Court ruled on November 6 the invalidity of the seventh amendment of the Constitutional Declaration, containing what is known as the February Commission’s proposals, which was approved by General National Congress on March 11, 2014.

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Nov 13, 2014

A Way Out for Libya

By H.A. Hellyer

The Libyan quagmire has worsened. Last week, the country’s Supreme Court compromised the standing of portions of the elections law that led to the instituting of Libya’s elected parliament, the House of Representatives.

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In the News

Nov 12, 2014

Eljarh on Suicide Bombing in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on increased violence in Libya:

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