Qatar is animated by the desire to present itself to the world as a trustworthy actor, a bridge between the West and those realities it does not want to deal with directly
Media mentions – Middle East and North Africa
It will be particularly interesting to see what happens in the area of central Libya and Sirte
In Libya, Italy and France are trying to save what can be saved: reaching elections that do not compromise the path undertaken so far
In Libya, the situation is very complex and the elections risk to become an opportunity for greater political fragmentation
The cost of inaction or too little action could be quite high, as the failure to begin implementing appropriate policies could result in dangerous social and political instability in the near future
The risk of having a really poorly prepared election, that doesn’t engage the public, that can’t produce security guarantees, […] the risk of doing that is far greater than a planned postponement
The growing rift between CP Chairman Mohammed el-Menfi and Dbeibah flared up, with el-Menfi jumping on a flimsy excuse to suspend Minister al-Mangoush
They see the lack of consensus on the electoral law merely as a difficult detail. They dismiss it with phrases like ‘a country like Libya will never have perfect elections
The end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved when there is a tangible movement towards the end of the occupation and the acceptance of equality. between Israelis and Palestinians
Becoming the Gulf countries’ main partner on green hydrogen would give Europe huge commercial and geopolitical advantages