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Tribal Structure of the Libyan Society and its Influence on the Political Processes in the Country

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2013
The article examines the impact of tribal structure of the Libyan society to the political processes in the country in the years of Muammar Gaddafi and in the period after the victory of the Libyan opposition, expressed opinions about the possible ...
Y. N. Zinin
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Four Dimensions of Presidential Leadership: Rethinking Nelson Mandela's Presidency

Presidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article applies a four‐dimensional analytical framework to re‐evaluate Nelson Mandela's presidency (1994–1999). The framework distinguishes tensions and synergies across four key domains of leadership: executive and symbolic, party and state, international and domestic, and formal versus informal.
Anthony Butler
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Reagan vs. Gaddafi: la operación “El Dorado Canyon” y la prensa española (1986)

Historia y Comunicación Social, 2014
La operación “El Dorado Canyon” fue una intervención bélica puesta en marcha en EE.UU. para acabar con el dictador árabe Muammar al-Gaddafi. Analizamos la cobertura realizada por tres periódicos españoles, La Vanguardia, ABC y El País, a través del ...
Coral Morera Hernández
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Video Assistant Referee(ndums): A Populist Weapon or Effective Tool to Stop Autocrats in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America?

Latin American Policy, Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT In recent years, video assistant referee systems have been increasingly used to correct unfair decisions in sports. Similarly, I argue that constitutional referendums play a corrective role in hybrid or competitive authoritarian regimes, where the electoral referee is biased and the government enjoys unfair advantages.
Muhammet Derviş Mete
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The Unknown Unknowns of Humanitarian War

AJIL Unbound, 2017
On March 19, 2011, the United States, its European allies, and its Arab partners launched an eight-month intervention in Libya. This was said to be necessary because Mu'amar Gaddafi, Libya's longtime ruler, was responding to mass protests against his ...
Mohamed S. Helal
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Geopolitical Uses of Organised Forced Migration

International Migration, Volume 63, Issue 6, November 2025.
ABSTRACT State use of organised forced migration has played a central role in geopolitics and foreign policy. In this piece, we draw attention to its prevalence, including its widespread use as a tool in contemporary migration management policies. In order to effectively tackle questions of forced migration, it is necessary to first recognise that it ...
Fiona B. Adamson, Kelly M. Greenhill
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Who Arrests those Accused by the ICC?

AJIL Unbound, 2018
In a world in which war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are not uncommon, the institution that was set up to have jurisdiction over them is in danger of being unable to discharge its mandate.
Adrian Fulford
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The Return of the Repressed: The Colonial History of the EU's Geopolitical Turn

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 1420-1437, September 2025.
Abstract This article examines the EU's current geopolitical turn: the push to have the EU embrace power politics and develop a ‘strategic autonomy’, both vis‐à‐vis global powers and its own ‘neighbourhood’. This turn is significant since it marks a shift away from what is said to be the post‐cold war EU's liberal approach to world affairs.
Peo Hansen
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Dari Kerajaan Menjadi Republik: Transformasi dan Konfrontasi Kepemimpinan Raja Idris Serta Kebijakan Muammar Khadafi Di Libya Abad 20

Batuthah
The transition from monarchy to republic in Libya was one of the most significant political changes in the 20th century. The fall of King Idris and the rise of Muammar Gaddafi reflected the clash between traditional leadership and revolutionary ...
Subkhana Adzim Baqi, Raka Zikrilah
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The Perils of Nuclear Talks After the US‐Israel War on Iran

Middle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 36-50, Autumn (Fall) 2025.
Abstract In June 2025, Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, and civilian areas, with assistance from the United States—Washington's first foray into conventional warfare against the Islamic Republic. This triggered debates in Iran about the merits of a weapons‐grade atomic program.
Banafsheh Keynoush
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