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Libya

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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

MENASource

Jan 24, 2018

January 25: experts weigh in seven years later

By MENASource

We asked several Egypt experts where they think Egypt stands seven years after the January 25, 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. A common takeaway has been that Egypt is continuing to regress to its pre-2011 days. EconomyIn the aftermath of the 2011 Revolution, the Egyptian economy went into […]

Democratic Transitions North Africa

In the News

Jan 23, 2018

Hellyer Quoted in the Telegraph on Egypt’s Arrest of a Former Army General

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

MENASource

Jan 23, 2018

While national and international actors stall, local leaders in Libya step up

By Karim Mezran & Frank Talbot

The impression that the political situation in Libya is stalled is widespread. The lack of productive movement from national-level actors is undeniable: the UN-led mediation is faltering, the transitional government in Tripoli is not moving forward as fast as it should, and the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk continues to under-perform, plagued by a […]

Libya

MENASource

Jan 19, 2018

Tunisian civil society’s unmistakable role in keeping the peace

By Wafa Ben-Hassine

Regardless of the protesters substantive demands, it is important for the government to keep in mind that Tunisia would not be where it is today had it not been for civil society work and vigilance.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jan 17, 2018

Hellyer in the National: Economic Problems and Protests Persist But, for Many Reasons, Tunisia is a Success Story

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Jan 16, 2018

Yussef Auf in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: The Battle Over Appointing Judges in Egypt

By Yussef Auf

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North Africa

Experts