The African Union succeeded the old Organization for African Unity (OAU) in 2002. Since then, the new institution has struggled to reform governing bodies inherited from the OAU while shouldering cha…

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This publication is now archived. Does Libya sponsor terrorism?Despite Libya’s December 2003 announcement that it would eliminate its weapons of mass destruction program, it still remains on the Stat…

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 Lib…

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