Libya

With its proximity to Europe, its significant oil reserves, and its strategic importance to the stability of the North Africa region, the ongoing turmoil in Libya is a concern for the United States and its allies. Rival factions serving as proxies to competing regional powers continue to destabilize the country and hamper any national dialogue efforts. The role of the United States and Europe will be essential in encouraging dialogue, supporting the arms embargo, and contributing to any post-war economic revitalization plan.

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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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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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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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Nov 10, 2014

Mezran on Ongoing Conflict in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on Libya’s fractured society three years after the ouster of former President Moammar Gadhafi: 

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Nov 10, 2014

Libya: A Diplomat’s Dilemma

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

As UN officials and Western envoys shuttle back and forth trying to cobble together a robust negotiations process to resolve the Libyan conflict, the North African country’s Supreme Court—the last standing state institution with some semblance of neutrality and credibility—issued a verdict declaring the elected, internationally-recognized parliament invalid. The move was presumably made in a […]

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Nov 9, 2014

Eljarh on Egypt’s Role in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Christian Science Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on Egypt’s role in current turmoil in Libya:

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Nov 6, 2014

Eljarh on Libyan Parliament Response to Court Ruling

By Mohamed Eljarh

Middle East Eye quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the response of Libya’s parliament to a recent court ruling rejecting parliamentary elections held in the country in June:

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