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In the News

Jan 21, 2016

Pham Quoted by Magreb Arabe Presse on Algeria’s Moral and Ethic Responsibilities for the Tindouf Population

By J. Peter Pham

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North Africa

MENASource

Jan 21, 2016

How Might the FED’s Policy Affect the Middle East?

By M. Hande Akmehmet

The US Federal Reserve (FED) announced its most anticipated policy change in December 2015: the long-awaited modest increase in short-term interest rates, which formally marked the beginning of a “Strong Dollar” period in the global economy. Coupled with the upcoming rate hikes in 2016, this policy will not only impact the US economy, but will […]

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MENASource

Jan 20, 2016

The January 25 Anniversary: A Well-Rehearsed Script

By Khaled Dawoud

Over the past four years, the anniversary of the January 25 revolution has not been a welcomed occasion—whether under SCAF, former president Mohamed Morsi, former interim president Adly Mansour, or President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Activists who took part in the 18-day revolution against Mubarak, and continue to defend it as one of the most significant […]

North Africa

In the News

Jan 19, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Financial Times on Libya Peace Talks

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Jan 19, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by La Stampa on Libyan Efforts to Create Parallel Negotiations for a New Government Outside of the UN Sponsored Talks

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Jan 19, 2016

Mezran Quoted by La Stampa on the Defection of a Member of Libya’s Newly Composed Presidency Council

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Jan 17, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Al Jazeera on Libya’s Chances of Fighting Off ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Jan 14, 2016

The Brotherhood in the Shadow of the January 25 Anniversary

By Khaled Dawoud

Reports on growing differences within Egypt’s largest political Islamic group have been rife since the army’s removal of former President, and Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Divisions over the Brotherhood’s strategy in fighting what they call a “military coup,” and the level of violence that should be involved, have become increasingly public. This […]

North Africa
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Oct. 5, 2015

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Jan 13, 2016

Jens Stoltenberg: NATO’s Role in Fighting Terrorism

By Jens Stoltenberg, Newsweek

NATO is at the forefront of the fight against international terrorism. The aim of its biggest-ever operation was to deny safe haven to international terrorists in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Iraq

In the News

Jan 12, 2016

Gold: Hamas, ISIS, and the Gaza–Sinai Crucible

By Zack Gold

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Zack Gold writes for Sada Journal on Hamas’s foreign relationships with other organizations in the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula:

North Africa

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