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Working with our allies and partners in Europe and the wider Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the human potential of the region.

Libya

Content

In the News

Jun 15, 2016

Middle East Strategy Task Force Report on Economics Mentioned by Reuters

By Atlantic Council

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North Africa

Report

Jun 14, 2016

The economic decline of Egypt after the 2011 uprising

By Mohsin Khan and Elissa Miller

Five years after the 2011 revolution, Egypt’s economy is floundering and remains far from recovery. Successive Egyptian governments have struggled to develop a vision for a new economic model for Egypt, while simultaneously implementing populist policies to appease the immediate demand of the public. In “The Economic Decline of Egypt after the 2011 Uprising,” authors […]

Economy & Business North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2016

Is Libya’s Breakup Imminent?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

War on ISIS may put rival Libyan forces on a collision course, said the Atlantic Council’s Karim Mezran The battle to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham out of the Libyan city of Sirte may have the unintended consequence of putting in proximity forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government in the west […]

Libya

In the News

Jun 10, 2016

Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia Report Featured in Nawaat

By Atlantic Council

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North Africa

Event Recap

Jun 9, 2016

A Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

On June 7, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched a new report, A Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia. The Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell moderated a discussion between Amy Hawthorne of the Project on Middle East Democracy and Atlantic Council senior fellow Karim Mezran, all coauthors of the report. […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 9, 2016

The Impact of Ennahda’s Shift Away from Political Islamism

By H.A. Hellyer

The international media greeted a monumental announcement by the leader of Tunisian’s main Islamist movement, Rachid Ghannouchi in mid-May with a variety of reactions. Ghannouchi’s declaration that Ennahdha would separate the movement’s religious mission (al-da’wah) from its political imperatives (al-siyasah) was taken to mean a step towards secularism; a departure from its historical Islamist orientation; […]

North Africa

In the News

Jun 8, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on a Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia Mentioned in The North Africa Post

By Atlantic Council

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North Africa

In the News

Jun 8, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on a Transatlantic Strategy for a Democratic Tunisia Mentioned in Tunis Daily News

By Atlantic Council

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North Africa

In the News

Jun 8, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by International Business Times on Egypt’s Second Revolution

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2016

Tunisia Seen Key to Regional Prosperity

By Mitch Hulse

Tunisia’s democratic transition and economic growth can lead to security and stability in a volatile neighborhood, according to a US government official. “A successful Tunisia benefits not only the Tunisian people but enhances security, prosperity, and influence in the region as well,” Paige Alexander, assistant administrator for the Bureau for the Middle East at the […]

North Africa

Experts