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Libya

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In the News

Apr 29, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Egypt Preparing For a Gas-Rich Future

By Charles Ellinas

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 26, 2018

Miller Quoted in Al Bawaba on the Impact of General Haftar’s Death on Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

MENASource

Apr 16, 2018

Can Libya survive without Haftar?

By Elissa Miller & Tarek Radwan

Libya was thrown into further flux this past week amid reports of the death of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. His exact condition remains unclear; Haftar was reportedly hospitalized in Jordan after suffering a stroke before falling into a coma after his transfer to a hospital in France. Other sources reported that eastern strongman passed away […]

Libya

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2018

A Question Mark Over the Fate of Libya’s Haftar

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Reports that Libyan Gen. Khalifa Haftar is in a coma will deepen the chaos in a country that has been in flux for the past seven years. Haftar is a military strongman whose forces have fought Islamist militias, but has himself proven to be an obstacle in efforts to unite Libya. Media organizations reported that […]

Libya

MENASource

Apr 11, 2018

North African winds

By Karim Mezran

Challenged by the Libyan crisis and the consequent threats that derive from its instability—continuing violence, expanding terrorism, and flourishing organized crime—it could be reasonably expected that a more assertive cooperation would incur among the North African countries.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 11, 2018

Libya: permanent limbo or refreshed hope?

By Karim Mezran and Erin A. Neale

The situation in Libya seems irrevocably stalled. The internationally recognized government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli and the Abdullah al Thinni government in al Beida—supported by the legitimately elected parliament of 2014, now residing in Tobruk—are as distant as ever. The Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) is only as good as the effort invested in […]

Libya

In the News

Apr 10, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in Egypt Oil and Gas Newspaper on Gas Export From Israel to Egypt

By Brenda Shaffer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 2, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in Bloomberg on the Egyptian Election

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 1, 2018

Hellyer in The Atlantic: Sisi’s Control of Egypt Is Absolute

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Mar 30, 2018

Miller Quoted in The New Yorker on Egypt’s Election

By Elissa Miller

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North Africa

Experts