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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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Sep 9, 2014

Mezran on US Involvement in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on how the conflict in Libya affects neighboring countries and the region more broadly: 

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Sep 4, 2014

Mezran and Eljarh on the Situation in Libya

By Karim Mezran, Mohamed Eljarh

The Global Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on what Libya’s future looks like:

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Sep 4, 2014

The Federalist Movement in a Deeply Divided Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Islamist militants and nationalist rivals battle for control of Libya, fears of a civil war loom larger. Between repeated armed clashes, competing governments, and volatile rhetoric, the need for a political process has gone from necessary to urgent.

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Sep 3, 2014

Eljarh: Libyans are Bracing for Civil War

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the violence in Libya led by an alliance of Islamist militias:

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Sep 1, 2014

Mezran on Embassy Seizure in Libya

By Karim Mezran

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on the militia seizure of the US embassy residential compound in Libya: 

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Sep 1, 2014

Mezran on Conflict in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran joins Al Jazeera English’s The Stream to discuss the ongoing conflict in Libya: 

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Aug 31, 2014

Column: Saudi-Iran Meeting Could Boost Fight Against Islamic State

By Barbara Slavin

To say that there are a lot of moving pieces in the Middle East these days is certainly an understatement. From Libya to Yemen, Gaza to Iraq, outside powers are intervening in complex confrontations that pit religious fundamentalists against secularists, dictators against democrats and ethnic minorities against each other.

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