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Event Recap

Oct 23, 2012

Updates from the Ground: The Latest from Libya and Tunisia

By Jason Harmala

Having recently returned from trips to Libya and Tunisia, Rafik Hariri Center senior fellow Karim Mezran and non-resident fellow Duncan Pickard shared updates on the two countries’ respective transitions as part of a roundtable discussion on October 23. The talk was moderated by Hariri Center director Michele Dunne and touched on the latest developments in […]

Libya North Africa

MENASource

Oct 15, 2012

Diplomacy and Security in the Middle East: Finding the Balance Has Never Been Simple

By Richard LeBaron

Amidst the election year political posturing about who knew and said what when in regard to security precautions for our diplomats in Libya, we need to stop, take a deep breath, and figure out what went wrong and why.  And we need to come to grips with the fact that we can mitigate risk to […]

Libya Middle East

MENASource

Oct 11, 2012

The Dismissal of Abushagur and Libya’s Leadership Crisis

By Karim Mezran

The dismissal of prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur by the General National Congress (GNC) on October 7 came as a shock. Just days earlier, the prime minister had revealed his much-delayed list of cabinet nominees – an unwieldy twenty-five in total – to the congress and public at large. The proposed government was widely scorned, and […]

Libya

MENASource

Oct 5, 2012

The Case for an Interim Constitution in Libya

By Duncan Pickard

Who is in charge of Libya? Muhammad Magarief, the president of the General National Congress (GNC), spoke at the UN General Assembly as de facto head of state. Mustafa Abushughur, the prime minister–elect, is another good bet. An argument could even be made for the ghost of the disbanded National Transitional Council (NTC), whose 2011 […]

Libya

MENASource

Sep 26, 2012

Embassy Attacks Set the Stage for Moderation or Extremist Momentum

By Karim Mezran and Sarah Wade

The violence and protests taking place across the Middle East have largely been attributed to rage over the anti-Islamic film The Innocence of Muslims, but their impact on the transition and ongoing political power struggle between moderates and extremists may hold broader implications for Western policy. The embassy attacks in Libya and Tunisia are causing […]

Libya North Africa

Event Recap

Sep 18, 2012

Roundtable with Nigerien minister of justice on crisis in the Sahel

By Africa Center

The Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a roundtable today on the crisis in the Sahel with H.E. Marou Amadou, minister of justice, guardian of seals, and spokesperson of the government the Republic of Niger. The minister, who is in Washington for meetings with US officials before traveling to New York to represent his country […]

Africa Conflict

Event Recap

Sep 13, 2012

Security Challenges to Libya’s Quest for Democracy

By Jason Harmala

Libya’s quest for democracy is threatened by several serious security challenges, and the recent attack on the US embassy in Benghazi only reinforces Libya’s need to confront the deteriorating security situation.

Libya

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2012

Foreign Service and Ambassador Stevens

By Ross Wilson

The death in Benghazi of US Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other staff members of the US mission in Libya is a chilling reminder of the risks that American diplomats and American diplomacy face at a time of violence and uncertainty in the Middle East and the world. 

Libya

Issue Brief

Sep 12, 2012

Security challenges to Libya’s quest for democracy

By Karim Mezran and Fadel Lamen

Security challenges threaten to undermine Libya’s political transition as well as its relations with other countries, according to a new issue brief released by the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council. The September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, resulting in the death of four American diplomats, makes […]

Libya

MENASource

Sep 12, 2012

Picking up the Pieces and Honoring Ambassador Stevens

By Karim Mezran and Danya Greenfield

The violent attack on the US consulate in Benghazi and the tragic deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American embassy staff should provoke a thorough reassessment of priorities by the Libyan and the US governments.

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Experts

Fellow

Alia Brahimi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Nicholas Hopton

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Europe & Eurasia Iran
Josh Kirshner is a nonresident senior fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Fellow

Josh Kirshner

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Arms Control Defense Policy

Fellow

Alessia Melcangi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, North Africa Program

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society English

Staff

Karim Mezran

Director, Resident Senior Fellow, North Africa Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Economy & Business

Fellow

Brian O’Toole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Cuba Economy & Business
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