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Libya

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New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2016

Will Donald Trump Empower Strongmen in the Middle East?

US President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy will likely seek to support the “strongman vision” of authoritarian leaders in North Africa, said Karim Mezran, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Mezran joined Elissa Miller, assistant director with the Hariri Center, for a Facebook Live discussion on the future […]

Libya North Africa

In the News

Nov 19, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Libya Business Info on Solutions in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Nov 18, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by The Economist on The Crumbling Western Deal to Save Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Nov 18, 2016

ISIS in Sirte: From Caliphate to Insurgency

By Marco Arnaboldi

With the Libyan city of Sirte almost completely liberated from the Islamic State, the group appears to be adapting rather than collapsing. Despite a significant decline in interactions with outsiders, recent statements by ISIS leaders and the tactics used in its fight in Sirte point to how it might deal with the aftermath. In its […]

Libya

In the News

Nov 17, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Reuters on Rise of Army in Eastern Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Los Angeles Times on Egypt’s Inflation Problems

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Khan Quoted by Reuters on the IMF’s Middle East Department

By Mohsin Khan

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North Africa

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Wolff Quoted in C4ISRNET on US Strike Missions in Libya

By Katherine Wolff

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Libya

In the News

Nov 14, 2016

Gold Quoted by the Washington Post on Israel’s Border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

By Zack Gold

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Israel North Africa

MENASource

Nov 10, 2016

What a Donald Trump Presidency Means for the Middle East

By MENASource

On November 8, Donald J. Trump was elected the forty-fifth president of the United States. In transcribed interviews, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East experts weigh in on what a Donald Trump presidency means for the Middle East.

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