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Libya

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In the News

Feb 25, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Egypt’s Natural Gas Reaches New Highs, But Cyprus?

By Charles Ellinas

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North Africa

New Atlanticist

Feb 15, 2018

Timeline: How Libya’s Revolution Came Undone

By Erin A. Neale

An unusual protest erupted in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi on February 15, 2011. Enraged by the arrest of a human rights activist, protestors clashed with police and supporters of Libya’s longtime ruler, Moammar Gadhafi, who responded with brute force. Two days later, activists called for a “day of rage.” The protests spread like wildfire […]

Libya

MENASource

Feb 14, 2018

Russia: Is Syria’s fate Libya’s future?

By Erin A. Neale

On February 17th, Libyans will celebrate the anniversary of a revolt that ultimately toppled and killed Muammar Qaddafi, ending his forty-two-year oppressive rule. This anniversary and others in the region are regrettable reminders of how the expectations in the immediate aftermath of the Arab Spring compare to the reality on the ground seven years later. […]

Libya
Russia

In the News

Feb 11, 2018

Mezran in The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Flawed Diplomacy in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Feb 11, 2018

Miller in The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Flawed Diplomacy in Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya
NATO

In the News

Feb 10, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in the Economist on Dam Problems in Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

MENASource

Feb 9, 2018

How to hold elections in Libya

By Emadeddin Muntasser

Since 2011, Libya’s path to democracy has been unclear. The United Nations’ (UN) inability to bring warring factions to the negotiating table has left the country in chaos. While negotiations have failed, the UN is pushing to hold elections in 2018. Given the chaos in the country, however, will the UN overcome the challenges needed […]

Elections
Libya

In the News

Feb 8, 2018

Hellyer in the National: A Voice from Egypt’s Distant Past Reminds Us That History’s Lessons Should Not Be Forgotten

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

MENASource

Feb 2, 2018

The state of emergency in Egypt: An exception or rule?

By Yussef Auf

The presidential decree issued on October 10, 2017 re-declaring state of emergency for three months, raised widespread debate. This decree was the third of its kind in 2017. Egypt has a long history of exceptional laws (the emergency law being among the most prominent of them). Since the 1952 Officers Movement, Egypt has been governed […]

North Africa

In the News

Jan 29, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in Reuters on Egyptian Election

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

Experts