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Oct 15, 2014

Eljarh: The Fight for Benghazi Heats Up

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the recent reports of airstrikes in Libya:

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MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

Is Egypt Hurting or Helping Libya?

By EgyptSource

As Egypt simultaneously rejects foreign intervention in Libya’s internal affairs and inches ever closer into a partnership of assistance with its neighbor to the west, announcing its plans to train Libyan forces to fight terrorism. Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni’s recent visit to Cairo has served to further cement this partnership between an anti-Islamist Egyptian […]

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Oct 9, 2014

Egypt and Libya: A Fatal Embrace?

By Karim Mezran

The stalemate emerging from the armed political conflict in Libya today suggests that neither the Islamist-backed Operation Dawn nor the more secular Operation Dignity movements have the capacity to dominate the other.

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Oct 9, 2014

Mezran: Libya on the Brink

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran cowrites for the Hill on the recent turning point in the ongoing crisis in Libya:

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Sep 30, 2014

Eljarh on Ongoing Violence in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh joins ABC Australia to discuss ongoing violence in Libya among rival militias:  Listen to the full interview.

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Sep 26, 2014

SACEUR Breedlove: NATO Allies Need More Precision Weapons

By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense News

NATO alliance members still do not have enough guided bombs and missiles to conduct a long-lasting battle, the alliance’s top general said Monday.

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Sep 24, 2014

Eljarh: In Post-Qaddafi Libya, It’s Stay Silent or Die

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on unrest in Libya:

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Sep 24, 2014

Libya: In Search of Neutrality

By Karim Mezran

As Libya continues to fragment, diplomats have mobilized to confront the current crisis. Spain has hosted an international conference focused on the North African country’s current situation; UN Special Representative Bernardino Leon testified before the Security Council about his recent visits to Libya; envoys from the West, particularly the United Kingdom, shuttle between the different […]

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Sep 18, 2014

Mezran: External Involvement [in Libya] Allows Fighting to Continue

By Karim Mezran

Al Jazeera quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on recent developments in Libya: 

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Sep 10, 2014

Charai: Time to Get Serious About Libya

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai writes for the Hill on why an international approach is needed to combat the threats posed by the chaotic security situation in Libya:  

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