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Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi

What the United States did in Bosnia might hold the key for an effective response to the crisis in Libya, writes Angel Rabasa.

Mar 24, 2011
Commentary

What Intervention Looks Like

The question, then, is whether stopping the fighting—which could also require forcibly removing Qaddafi—is worth the price of deep military engagement and responsibility for Libya's postwar future, writes Robert E. Hunter.

Mar 16, 2011
Commentary

Thinking Twice about Libyan Engagement

We have learned over the past couple of decades that it is deceptively easy for the world's only superpower to topple objectionable regimes—but a good deal harder to replace them with something better, writes James Dobbins.

Mar 15, 2011
Commentary

Five Myths about the Muslim Brotherhood

Much of what we know—or think we know—about the Muslim Brotherhood's ambitions, beliefs and history is clouded by misperceptions, writes Lorenzo Vidino.

Mar 6, 2011
Commentary

Can You Hear Libya Now?

The U.S. and its allies could help Libyans communicate with the outside world by deploying cellphone base stations on aircraft or tethered balloons, write Dan Gonzales and Sarah Harting.

Mar 4, 2011
Commentary

Libya's Terra Incognita: Who and What Will Follow Qaddafi?

The new, post-Qaddafi era is likely to be marked by the emergence of long-suppressed domestic groups jostling for supremacy in what is sure to be a chaotic political scene, writes Frederic Wehrey.

Feb 28, 2011
Multimedia

Julie Taylor Discusses Post-Mubarak Egypt and Middle East

Senior political scientist Julie Taylor spoke with RAND media relations director Jeffrey Hiday about the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the effects it could have on other Middle East countries and U.S. relations with the region.

Feb 11, 2011
Commentary

The Domino Effect of Arab Unrest

There is no clear political party or leader ready to step in if the regime in Egypt falls. However, this protest is not without leadership; it is spearheaded by a large network of Egyptian human rights groups and other citizens, writes Julie Taylor.

Feb 1, 2011
Report

International Comparison of Ten Medical Regulatory Systems: Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa and Spain

This study was commissioned by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) to provide an evidence base on the systems of medical regulation in place in the countries of origin of doctors seeking to enter the UK and obtain registration to practise.

May 18, 2009
Report

History of Egyptian Grassroots Political Reform Movement Provides Insight Into Reform Efforts

The Kefaya Movement, an indigenous effort for political reform organized in Egypt, provides policymakers with an example of the challenges grassroots organizations in the Arab world face as they try to implement democracy and political reform. In late 2004, Kefaya was able to mobilize wide segments of Egyptian society.

Oct 26, 2008
Report

Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations

Six historic counterinsurgency operations are examined to determine which tactics, techniques, and procedures led to success and which led to failure, with the hope that U.S. counterinsurgency operations in the future can learn from past lessons.

Aug 17, 2007
Report

Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958

Originally published in 1963 and featuring a new foreword by Bruce Hoffman, this account of the author's successful command in the Algerian war for independence presents a striking parallel to present-day counterinsurgency operations.

Jun 23, 2006
Report

Assimilating Immigrants: Why America Can and France Cannot

The United States and France differ greatly in their responses to mass immigration. This report compares the two current cases and briefly discusses the policy implications.

Dec 20, 2004
Report

Poisoned Wells: The Politics of Water in the Middle East

Poisoned Wells: The Politics of Water in the Middle East

Jan 1, 2004
Report

The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Recurring Themes and Regional Variations

Projects the impact of information technology and the "information revolution" on areas across the globe for the next 10 to 15 years.

Jan 1, 2003
Report

The Information Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

Explores the future of the information revolution in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

Jan 1, 2003
Report

Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge (Arabic version)

This paper examines demographic trends in Egypt in terms of how present and future challenges affect the nation and how addressing them will benefit it.

Jan 1, 2001
Report

NATO's Mediterranean initiative : challenges and opportunities

NATO's Mediterranean initiative : challenges and opportunities

Jan 1, 1997
Report

Mediterranean Security: New Issues and Challenges — Brussels, October 15-17, 1995

On October 15-17, 1995, RAND, in conjunction with the NATO Office of Information and Press, held a conference in Brussels on Mediterranean security issues.

Jan 1, 1996
Report

Strategic Exposure: Proliferation Around the Mediterranean

Explores proliferation trends in North Africa and the Levant (the Eastern Mediterranean and its hinterlands), the motives of proliferators around the region, and the implications for European security and for U.S., NATO, and Army policy.

Jan 1, 1996

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RAND Topic:
North Africa

Topic Synonyms:
Northern Africa

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Center for Middle East Public Policy