Libya Issue
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The Libyan EEZ challenge
Israel should reject Turkey’s claims in the Eastern Mediterranean. Eran Lerman Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security Israel’s recent rapprochement…
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Steering Libya Past Another Perilous Crossroads
The priorities are for the camps to agree on a way forward and for outside powers to stay united in…
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International Unity is Needed to Prevent a Divided Libya
Outside powers should join hands to help stop them from clashing once more. ICG Libya is at a perilous crossroads…
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Libya Update #4
It is the fourth in a series of regular updates on efforts to end Libya’s civil war. ICG Against All…
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Crisis Group Libya Update #2
It is the second in a series of twice-monthly updates. ICG Foreign Actors Drive Military Build-up amid Deadlocked Political Talks A…
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Crisis Group Libya Update #1
A fragile ceasefire signed in October is holding in Libya, and thus far renewed conflict has been averted. ICG But…
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Fleshing Out the Libya Ceasefire Agreement
With help from the UN and their foreign backers, the warring parties should now close the loopholes in the agreement’s…
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Averting an Egyptian Military Intervention in Libya
Following Turkey’s intervention on the Tripoli government’s behalf, Egypt’s involvement could escalate the war dramatically. ICG All parties should seek…
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France’s Macron accuses Turkey of playing ‘a dangerous game’ in Libya
Turkey has intervened decisively in recent weeks in Libya, providing air support, weapons and allied fighters from Syria to help the…
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Libya needs two more cities back before talking peace
Former army general and one-time CIA asset Khalifa Hifter, 76, took part of the capital Tripoli last year in a…
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Libya’s Foreign Ministry welcomes joint declaration against Turkish violations
The foreign ministers of the five countries said that Turkey’s violations contradict all international norms and laws stipulating the respect…
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Interpreting Haftar’s Gambit in Libya
His proposal divided supporters; adversaries called it a coup. ICG To stop a power struggle, Haftar’s regional backers should press…
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Turkey and the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw this as an opportunity to further his perpetual quest for broad regional power By…
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Turkey Wades into Libya’s Troubled Waters
But fighting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces has since escalated, threatening a protracted conflict. ICG Both Ankara and Haftar’s…
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How Military Drones Are a Game-Changer in the Libyan Conflict
They are not exposed to two substantial factors in the everyday work of classical combatants: Fear and the risk of…
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New monograph for US foreign policy in Eastern Mediterranean
In fact, the first international conflict that the US Marines got involved in was that on the “shores of Tripoli”…
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