Libya 
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1/16/2022
Can Libya's Elections Lead to a Second Chance at Stability and Engagement with the World?
by Luiza Carter
The recent postponement of elections is another hurdle on Libya's path from post-dictatorship chaos toward potential democratic stability.
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SOURCE: The New York Times
4/6/2020
Will the Virus Trigger a Second Arab Spring?
The coronavirus outbreak is likely to bring into focus the legitimacy and governance deficit of troubled Middle Eastern regimes.
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SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
9/8/19
The Living Literature of War
by Nick Turse
All-too-human stories can be “written” on our bodies as well as documents.
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If Not for Muammar Gaddafi, This Guy Might Have Been Pope
by Martin Kramer
Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli in Italy.Cross-posted from Martin Kramer's blog Sandbox.
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