Karim Mezran

Karim Mezran is a senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council and a professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

A better understanding of the puzzle called Erdogan: Libya and beyond

Karim Mezran Jun 7, 2023

The incumbent and next President of Turkey is undoubtedly a controversial figure, both at home and abroad. The barrage of criticisms and consternation bordering dismay if not plain disgust showed by western (mostly but not only) pundits and…

Libya: the dilemma of the December elections

Karim Mezran Nov 25, 2021

Libya observers at home and abroad are hotly debating whether the nation should hold presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled on December 24. The international community, including most notably the United States, is eager to…

Libya’s precarious state

Karim Mezran Sep 11, 2018

While most Libya observers focused on the endless debate about whether to hold elections in December, the situation in Tripoli precipitated into a state of emergency after violent clashes erupted between militias at the end of August