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Libya

Content

MENASource

Nov 8, 2016

Floating the Egyptian Pound – Finally

By Mohsin Khan and Elissa Miller

On August 11 this year, the Egyptian government, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team reached an agreement on a three-year economic program under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility worth $12 billion. The announcement of the agreement was greeted with considerable fanfare, as it showed Egypt was ready, […]

North Africa

In the News

Nov 6, 2016

Miller in The Arab Weekly: Libya Unlikely to be Priority Whoever Wins US Elections

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Democracy Digest Highlights Atlantic Council Report on North Africa’s Arab Spring

By Atlantic Council

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North Africa

Issue Brief

Oct 31, 2016

Aftermath of the Arab spring in North Africa

By Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran

At the outset of the political uprisings that began in North Africa in 2010, the four countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia faced similar economic and political challenges. Over the past almost six years, the countries have adopted different approaches to address these problems, however the overall economic picture today is grim amid varied […]

Economy & Business Libya

MENASource

Oct 28, 2016

The Reality of Israel-Egypt Relations

By Moran Stern

While Israeli-Egyptian relations can be best described as “cold peace,” the security establishments in both countries have, in fact, developed impressive levels of cooperation in recent years. The outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring and the Egyptian revolution (or revolutions) that followed it have contributed to even closer relations between the states’ leaderships.

Israel North Africa

Defense Industrialist

Oct 27, 2016

How late is too late for new weapons?

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s drive for innovation is up against adversaries’ efforts to “occupy leading positions” themselves. Back at the beginning of August, I wrote an essay about how soon was too soon with new weapons. Some historical perspective, I thought, should inform the aims of the Pentagon’s Third Offset strategy. And yet, to focus a moment on […]

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Newsweek on Tunisia’s Need to Secure Its Borders With Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya North Africa

MENASource

Oct 25, 2016

Understanding Recent Egypt-Saudi Tensions

By Elissa Miller

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently gave a series of interviews to state-owned newspapers, his second such series of interviews with official press in the past three months. The interviews came on the heels of two votes in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions on Syria submitted by France and Russia, respectively. While Egypt […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 21, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by the New York Times on Egypt’s Sugar Crisis

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by the Guardian on Egypt’s Role in the Syria Talks

By H.A. Hellyer

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Iran North Africa

Experts