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June 3, 2008
| Author: | Saeed Shah |
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Must Read
Saeed Shah writes about A.Q. Khan's first interview with an American news organization. The Pakistani nuclear scientist denied that he’d done anything but offer "very small advice" to Iran and Libya on where to acquire nuclear technology.
See more in North Korea, Pakistan, Iran, Proliferation
July 25, 2007
Daily Analysis
The peculiar resolution to an international standoff with Libya over detained foreign medics may have stemmed from Europe’s need for Libyan energy resources.
See more in Energy/Environment, International Organizations
June 5, 2007
Daily Analysis
A landmark natural gas deal between Libya and BP signals a shift toward greater economic openness in the once-marginalized North African state.
See more in United States, Trade, Energy
November 6, 2006
Ali Aujali, Libya’s ambassador to the United States interviewed by Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor
Interview
The first Libyan envoy to Washington in a quarter century praises U.S.-Libyan relations. But the ambassador also faults U.S. policy on Iraq, Darfur, and Iran, saying Washington is permitting a nuclear double standard in the Middle East.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 26, 2006
| Author: | Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health |
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Article
PLOS Medicine
See more in Southeastern Europe, Human Rights, Global Health
Updated: October 16, 2007
| Author: | Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor |
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Backgrounder
Libya, for years a thorn in the side of U.S. policymakers, has boosted its profile in recent years, renouncing terrorism and abandoning its WMD. In response, the U.S. State Department has removed Libya from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and plans to resume normal diplomatic relations.
See more in State Sponsors of Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 8, 2006
Daily Analysis
Libya's abandonment of its WMD program was a major foreign policy win for the Bush administration. Having resumed diplomatic ties with the one-time rogue, U.S. officials are hoping for similar results with Iran and North Korea.
See more in State Sponsors of Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 26, 2006
| Authors: | Danielle Pletka Michael Rubin |
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Must Read
In their Op-Ed piece, Danielle Pletka and Michael Rubin comment on the inconsistency between Bush's declaration to promote democracy through foreign policy rhetoric and at the same time condoning the repression of competitive elections in Egypt, abandoning imprisoned Chinese dissidents, and mulling a peace treaty with Stalinist North Korea. Bush abandons his pledge to support democracy.
See more in China, North Korea, Egypt, Lebanon, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Public Diplomacy
May 17, 2006
| Author: | Judith Miller |
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Must Read
Judith Miller looks at the process leading up to Libya's abandonment of its WMD programs.
See more in Weapons of Mass Destruction
Updated: May 17, 2006
Daily Analysis
The United States says it will resume full diplomatic relations with Libya for the first time since 1972. While U.S. officials say Libya has made big strides of late, engaging the one-time pariah will likely be an awkward undertaking.
See more in Terrorism
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