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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In the News

Aug 18, 2014

Mezran on Violence in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran is quoted by Voice of America on continuing violence in Libya: 

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MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

An International Stabilization Force for Libya?

By Wolfgang Pusztai

Chaos rules the day in Libya. Since the elections for the House of Representatives in late June, the already unstable transition has fallen further off track.

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In the News

Aug 15, 2014

Pickard: President Obama Can Still Help Libya

By Duncan Pickard

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Duncan Pickard cowrites for the Washington Post on what the United States can do to help the situation in Libya:

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In the News

Aug 13, 2014

Radwan on Remittances to Egypt

By Tarek Radwan

The Global Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director Tarek Radwan on remittances to Egypt from Libya:

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In the News

Aug 8, 2014

Eljarh: A Parliament Without a Country?

By Mohamed Eljarh

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

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In the News

Aug 7, 2014

Slavin and Mezran on Libyan Presidential Candidate Meetings in Washington

By Karim Mezran, Barbara Slavin

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran is quoted in Al-Monitor by South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni’s recent meetings with Obama administration officials in Washington:

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Secretary General Anderss Fog Rasmussen, Nov. 6, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2014

Five Long-Term Challenges for NATO Beyond the Ukraine Crisis

By Karl-Heinz Kamp, NATO Defense College

NATO needs to find consensus on at least five questions which go far beyond the current crisis in Ukraine.

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MENASource

Aug 1, 2014

Not Too Late To Save Libya

By Richard Northern and Jason Pack

Libyans, who experienced such high hopes after their country’s liberation in 2011, now face escalating violence and a growing humanitarian crisis in Benghazi and Tripoli. Many are fleeing. The implications may be as serious as the conflict in Gaza. Yet there is no concerted effort to mediate a ceasefire.

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MENASource

Aug 1, 2014

Libya’s Downward Spiral

Libya stands today at the precipice as inter-militia fighting threatens to derail an already fragile transition in a tumultuous region.

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In the News

Jul 31, 2014

Mezran: Clashes [in Libya] Could Become an “All-Out Armed Confrontation”

By Karim Mezran

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on how the ongoing battle between rival militias in Libya affects the country’s democratic aspirations: 

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