Jalel Harchaoui

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    Nov 7

    For 1000s of , life in is still hell. There’s no playing down this hard reality Our latest report looks into some dynamics that could be fostered as far as how fit in the local economies of , &

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  2. 15 hours ago

    “Most Western states don’t subscribe to France’s narrative on African terrorism threatening all of Europe & capable of prompting hordes of sub-Saharan Africans to emigrate. “For the rest of Europe, France is in the front line primarily bcos of its colonial past on the continent”

    Macron va t-il réussir son difficile pari au Sahel ? via
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  3. 16 hours ago

    It is inaccurate to label ’s protests this year as an uprising against neoliberalism.

    Neoliberalism in a nutshell: Tax cuts Deregulation…
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    17 hours ago

    Update on death toll and number of displaced eight months into the war sparked by Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli. From interview with UN envoy Salame.

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    18 hours ago

    Say what?!?! I hope there is an element of context here because although it’s true that Macron has become more authoritarian lately, saying there is a stark resemblance with Trump is... quite wow.

    There is a rather stark resemblance between ’s ideology and ’s ideology. For instance both welcome expanding its security role across …
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    Nov 29

    's Army has seized 1,080kg of ( resin) in In-Amenas, , near the border with . While it's well known that kif trafficking goes on through the area, this seizure is an order of magnitude larger than those typically made in eastern Algeria.

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  7. 20 hours ago

    There is a rather stark resemblance between ’s ideology and ’s ideology. For instance both welcome expanding its security role across . ’s anti-Liberal, pro-authoritarian inclination has always been there but became brazen & obvious only lately

    Spent a day in Paris to discuss Macron’s recent interventions. What often came up: that French policy and Macron’s reasonings not always the same.…
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  8. 23 hours ago

    Does intend on enforcing the accord? No; not really. needs the deal mainly for rhetorical, doctrinal & *legal* purpose. Amid ’s growing isolation in the , the deal helps it make a case for its own interpretation of territorial-water conventions

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  9. 23 hours ago

    How interested the in this regard? is deeply committed in supporting the -- bloc in . Thus, the will not at all appreciate the maritime that signed. He just gave them another reason to sympathize w/ .

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  10. 23 hours ago

    Now the has crossed the rubicon by signing w/ , the is going to heap opprobrium on it. From now on, & will veto everything in the when it comes to assisting the . They will also rush to bolster their diplomatic & economic support for

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  11. 23 hours ago

    ’s military intervention in support of -aligned forces greatly diminished in breadth and intensity roughly 8 wks ago. ’s recession combined w/ growing presence made desperate to “bet the ranch” in an attempt to revive ’s engagement.

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  12. 23 hours ago

    1st asked the to sign this very deal in Autumn 2018. Why didn’t sign then? Reason is: govt knew full well it’d alienate important states such as & . Also—1 yr ago—the had much greater hope & would help it survive.

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  13. 24 hours ago

    [ Thread on the - “continental shelf” signed by the on Nov 27. ]

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  14. Nov 29

    interests in the Eastern Med help understand the recent alignment of & against .

    🇮🇹🇫🇷🙏🇨🇾 🇬🇷 The Italian Minister of Defense declared during a speech in the Parliament that Italy, in coordination with France, will need to increase its military commitment for the defense and stability of Eastmed,…
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  15. Nov 29

    Deeply honored to have had the opportunity to give a lecture on at , Denmark.

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  16. Nov 29

    Graphic, shocking video evidence of terrible abuses against innocent civilians in Umm al-Arnab, south . The camp carrying out this raid is hard to comprehend. Maybe foreign jets were able to recover ystrday, but southern has been mishandled all year.

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    Nov 29

    Project18280 519th Independent Intelligence Ship Division of BlackSea Fleet, Adm Ivanov class reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs transited Bosphorus towards Mediterranean. Ship provides SIGINT & observation of ballistic/cruise missile launches. My pix v.

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    Nov 28

    Meaningful development. French diplomats and military will welcome the move

    Merkel has called on politicians to rethink restrictive arms export policies, arguing they are not in 's best interest | cc
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    “Tobruk in particular is a regionally important landing & storage site for drugs from Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Europe (Greece & southern Italy) & even South America. “A significant volume gets re-exported via maritime routes to southern Italy & Balkan countries.” New from .

    Libya’s smuggling and trafficking economies have been in a tumultuous state of flux since the 2011 revolution, and drug trafficking is no exception. Read our new report, authored by for …
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  20. Nov 28

    ’s Nov 28 comments essentially say W Europe must stop worrying & love /. At the same time, it must be very afraid of the northern half of . Corollary: & are invited to come take care of the security of North African countries like

    Macron press conference today. “Russia is part of Europe.” “Our enemy is the terrorist groups in the Sahel and the Levant.” Listen to the whole thing
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    Nov 28

    In the press conference Macron is not interested in Trump or in Europe’s strategic autonomy. He just thinks that Nato has misidentified its enemy. He wants a Nato that works with Russia and China and fights against political, militant Islam. Finally this was explicitly argued

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    Nov 28

    Overnight, Libya & Turkey has a Common maritime boundary. After Tripoli-based GNA’s signing of MoU with Turkey, the Libyan coastline from Tobruk to Derna has common maritime boundaries with Turkey's southwestern coast of Fethiye-Marmaris-Kaş. Tobruk-based gov’t is 😡 for sure!.

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    Nov 28

    Members from one Tuareg Social Council (TSC) paid a visit to GNA's chief of staff in asking for support. Meanwhile, the other Tuareg Social Council in met with LNA's Alabaj showing their support. The situation with the two council's is quite complicated.

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    Nov 28

    Egypt weighs in on Turkey-GNA accords

    Breaking: 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Arab Republic of Egypt condemns the signing of 's Ankara and |n Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's signing of two memorandums of understanding in the…
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  25. Nov 28

    Many people reject the idea that K Haftar is interested in personally concentrating political power When 1 argues he’s done just that in Barqa, response is: Toughness is necessary for a while to win the war v political Islam. When it‘s 100% eradicated, no autocracy will persist

    Moncef Djaziri, of Lausanne University, says it’s impossible to tell whether or not Khalifa Haftar intends to set up a military autocracy if he wins. For Djaziri, Haftar is just a military man who is trying to win the war.…
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  26. Nov 28

    Replying to @AhmedElumami
    This is the idea: Halfway beyween Tobruk and Fethiye
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  27. Nov 28

    A official said , “in many ways,” had achieved his objectives: raising the profile of several complaints, like the distribution of state revenue & a “militant component of the militias” This alludes to an approach that’s almost identical to that of

    US urges renegade Libyan commander to stand down
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    Nov 28

    U.S. urges renegade Libyan commander to stand down - The Washington Post

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    Nov 28

    هذا التفسير يعطيك فهم لأهمية ليبيا الجيوسياسية في الصراعات في حوض المتوسط والمنطقة العربية، في 1911 كان احتلال ليبيا بداية لنهاية الدولة العثمانية والجشع الأوربي على الكيانات المنبثقة منه. التاريخ يعود ولكن بمسارات مختلفة في بعض تفاصيله

    Agreeing on a “continental shelf” or Exclusive Eco Zone has been 1 of the top motivations of over the last 11 months or so. —to defend its own interpretation of territorial-waters law—nee…
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    Agreeing on a “continental shelf” or Exclusive Eco Zone has been 1 of the top motivations of over the last 11 months or so. —to defend its own interpretation of territorial-waters law—needed one partner country … *other* than Northern . That’s now

    Türkiye ve Libya arasında Deniz Yetki Alanlarının Sınırlandırılmasına İlişkin Mutabakat Muhtırası resmen imzalandı. …
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  31. Nov 27

    In Aug, said “deep state” shouldn’t dissuade him from embracing . ’ pro- slant has indeed become more pronounced ever since—as illustrated by French silence on near . Now, hints at potential convergence w/ in …

    So far Czech, Belgian, and Estonian SOF will be participating in Operation Takuba (is that it? Not Tacouba?) in . Article hints that maybe Russia as well, but doesn't really say so.
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  32. Nov 27

    Al- Oil Field re-captured by the on the day of :takeover attempt. Units below mobilized on the ground while hi-precision air strikes were performed by a foreign state.

    Local -affiliated 177th mostly of [Hasawena tribe] & the Salafist Khalid Bin Walid militia retake the El-Feel oilfield, seized by -affiliated forces this morning - situations remain fluid. .
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  33. Nov 27

    continues to provide financial assistance to .

    " is expected to bolster ’s foreign currency reserves by as much as $2bn after expanding a swap agreement between the two nations’ central banks ... from the equivalent of $3bn to $5bn." 's piece: …
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    Nov 27

    . reporting that these were pro-LAAF airstrikes in reaction to the Southern Protection Force's efforts to take over the field earlier today: 's NOC says production at El Feel oilfield halted because of air strikes

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    Nov 27

    1/3 has shut production at the -Feel oil field due to ongoing military activity in the area.

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  36. Nov 27

    area: has in recent wks shown a greater tendency to go after soft targets As a result, slowly but surely, there is now—on both sides—a higher tolerance for civilian casualties & there’s been no real international condemnation Propitious for ’s war of attrition

    'Libya is ground zero': drones on frontline in bloody civil war
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  37. Nov 26

    This—on ’s complacency vis-à-vis endemic mayhem & suffering inside —is very sharp. I‘d add that planners assume that even if the most crucial armed groups get toppled (which they won’t), migrant flow into will remain nill & hydrocarbons flow, intact.

    By prioritising short-term gains in irregular migration and energy security, and the have helped create an unsustainable security and political situation in , write and :
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  38. Nov 26

    Good reminder that the government has been cracking down on groups that have absolutely nothing to do with political Islam. The notion that is pro-Ikhwan or somehow funded by is a joke.

    FYI: was set up by a team of journalists that were previously behind Egypt Independent, the English version of al-Masry al-Youm. This team has produced some of the most critical work on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in journalism *anywhere*. …
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    Nov 25

    officials met with Khalifa Haftar on last Monday and discussed need to end his offensive against , they also voiced concern over the involvement of in the Libyan conflict

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    Nov 25

    U.S. Delegation Meets with General Khalifa Haftar - United States Department of State

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    Nov 25

    "Many of the men held were once active on social media or websites... However, they’d largely stopped writing years ago and maintained low profiles, starting small businesses or joining the government."

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