Emad Badi

@emad_badi

Abu Qaqa Al-Soasi Al Think-Tanki | Non-Resident Scholar | VCD | Focus on (non-state actors, political economy) & beyond |

Tripoli/London
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Joined December 2015
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    May 15

    My latest w/ for : 's Coming Forever War. A nuanced take to 's offensive that breaks down why viewing this as "an army's assault on militias" is ill-thought. Backing one militia against another is not an answer either.

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  2. 1 hour ago

    That doesn't mean they're content w/ GNA's performance either, neither before or during this war. Many are considering multiple models for a reform/reshuffle (without necessarily resorting to violent means) now. Useful reminder that Libyan actors, East/West/South are rational.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Tripoli/Misrata factions learned from past mistakes & have a deep aversion to "Islamists". This is epitomized by post-April 4 dynamics, w/ statements stating they'd mobilize only w/ Sarraj's go-ahead. Prospects below may occur are slim. Prospects of a deal w/ Haftar, slimmer.

    Islamist factions in & are clearly concerned about the prospects of a future deal that might leave them out or at best sideline them. Attacks on Serraj & GNA and calls for the formation of a "war" or "revolutionary" government continue.
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    18 hours ago

    I’m in an Uber in Los Angeles and my driver is an old man from Libya. He asked me what I do for work and what I was doing in LA and I said I’m a comedian, and he replied: uh, so like, a clown. And oh boy do I feel at home right now.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    on : "this peace must be achieved by Europeans without foreign interference. Europe is the continent of enlightenment, where we love liberty [...] reason & freedom for males & females alike". I'm assuming other continents and countries are less worthy though.

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    Nous devons ensemble construire la paix entre la Serbie et le Kosovo. Mon message depuis Belgrade :
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  6. 5 hours ago

    "You’ve been trying to prove that the provenance of his funds was illicit, there has not been a single clue of a single time of any amount coming from any official Libyan business" That's because it wasn't illicit. Ghadaffi literally owned the state.

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Until further clarifications come out (if they ever do), one major daunting takeaway from 's Javelin scandal is that, contrary to popular wisdom, the notion that Western "liberal" states wouldn't be the ones breaking the arms embargo on may well be ill-conceived.

    French Missile Claim Hints at Role in War, Libya Minister Says. "The dung leads to the camel," interior minister Fathi Bashagha said.
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    Jul 15

    مقتل أبن خالتي نتيجة القصف العشوائي من قبل قوات وهو من مواليد 1997 شاب خلوق ومهذب يعمل في حلويات الساحل لم ينضم يوماً لأي جهاز في الدولة ولا علاقة له - لا من قريب ولا من بعيد - بأي شئ ..

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  9. Jul 14

    Over a 100 days after 's offensive, it's startling to see a "presidential candidate" coming out of the woodwork to endorse it publicly (especially since 's "success" will invariably entail significant destruction, both to 's social fabric & as a capital)

    | : نأسف للعائلات النازحة بسبب الحرب
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    Jul 14

    New survey by Diwan (the polling firm used by many international orgs) shows high levels of opposition (majorities in west & south , 38% in east) to the Tripoli war sparked by Haftar’s offensive. When asked to name someone capable of ruling Libya, 60% could not name anyone

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    Jul 12

    This image will go down in history. New video shows shows Mike Pence callously observing and turning his back on severe overcrowding of men in cages at a detainment facility in Texas.

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  12. Jul 14

    It was great to join Julian Worricker on this morning as guest panelists along with to speak on a wide range of things! Thanks to for the invite, the content & snapping the pic... Will definitely do this again soon!

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    Jul 13
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    You can listen to the programme live here:

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    Jul 13

    If you are up early this Sunday morning or can’t sleep, do turn the 📻 on and listen to on . We’ll take you on a journey with to the 🌓 & back to 🌎 - starting in the Mediterranean 🌊 then 🇱🇾 🇮🇷 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇷🇴 🇵🇰 🇸🇳

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  15. Jul 13

    An excellent thread that gives a glimpse of 's war economy. Musheer Market (where black market transactions occur) represents Libya's official economy to many, as the official rate is a mirage to citizens. Sidenote, if you haven't given Nabih a follow, you should already.

    While in , , I had the chance to visit Musheer market. It's the place you go to when you need cash, fast. It's a symptom of a war economy that many say has taken over the country. (1)
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  16. Jul 13

    I’ll be on tomorrow from 06:30-08:30 a.m on 📻 radio along with , both as panelists in the studio! Pretty stoked about this, definitely something I didn't expect doing... will be talking about a lot more than Libya for a change!

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  17. Jul 13

    I find it really weird that people erase 2012 & 2013 from their minds. & have a lot of responsibility in what's going on in , but they didn't "bomb it back to the stone age". This lazy take has become the apologia for those backing authoritarianism.

    The man who bombed back to the stone age, turning a country that had the highest standard of living in Africa into a war-torn state where terrorists roam the streets and sell human beings in open air slave markets, wants to lecture us about building a better future. 🤗 …
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    Jul 12

    THREAD On June 3, 2019, there was a massacre on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. This is the story of that massacre, told through the phone cameras of those who kept filming, even as they came under live fire.

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    Jul 12

    I recently met a Srebrenica “survivor”. She quietly explained, without drama or rancour, how 4 generations of male relatives were murdered. All of them. She is a lovely, gentle but shattered human being. Survival isn’t really the word. Some replies to the thread below disgust me.

    It was exactly 24 years ago today that the massacre of around 8000 Muslims at Srebrenica in Bosnia began. The first genocide in Europe since the Holocaust.…
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    Jul 12

    Despicable disrespectful and deluded criminal groups who prey on these moments when in fact the greatest respect should be shown. A long list of cowardly acts of exploitation. and 'ns deserve better than this

    Four killed as car bomb targets funeral in Libya's Benghazi: sources
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  21. Jul 11

    أولا، ليس هناك أي شيء مبطن، لا أعتقد أن قوات حفتر هي من نفذت أي عملية من هذا القبيل، لو كنت أعتقد ذلك لقلتها علنا. تعليقي كان على عدم مشاركة بوخمادة في الحرب فقط لمن يتابعني، كما علقت على الناظوري أمس. أما عن "المجزرة"، لم أرى دليل لحدوثها. ثانيا أنا لست صحفي، و لا أشجع أي طرف.

    شي مؤسف للصحفي فقدان المهنية والحياد..والخبر يكون عبارة عن دس…
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