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Libya

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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.

International Organizations Iraq

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

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