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Sarkozy Libya Funding Scandal: French Court Jails Former President Over 2007 Campaign Conspiracy
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Sarkozy Libya Funding Scandal: French Court Jails Former President Over 2007 Campaign Conspiracy

Last month, a French court handed Sarkozy a five-year prison term, finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme...

Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict
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Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict

In the chaos of post-revolution Libya, trade should be the least controversial topic. And yet, the country’s most vital economic...

Italy’s ENI Must Approach Libya with Caution as It Expands Operations
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Italy’s ENI Must Approach Libya with Caution as It Expands Operations

As Italy’s ENI expands energy operations in Libya, committing billions to gas exploration and infrastructure development, it is stepping into...

Does the World Even Care About a Peaceful Libya?
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Does the World Even Care About a Peaceful Libya?

Libya remains a fractured state, its future cloudier than ever. The nation’s path to peace has been obstructed by internal...