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Ties That Bind

Younes Abouayoub of the United Nations discusses interaction between the political situation in Algeria and Libya.

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By Ghida Tayara
Published on May 21, 2019
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Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, draws on Carnegie scholars to provide insight into and analysis of the region. 

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Younes Abouayoub is director of the Governance and State-Building Division for the Middle East and North Africa at the United Nations. He was head of the political office of the UN under-secretary general for conflict prevention and senior political advisor to the UN secretary general special envoy to Burundi. Diwan interviewed Abouayoub in mid-May to get his views on the how the situations in Algeria and Libya have been linked, in particular how the recent protests in Algeria affected Libya.

Ghida Tayara
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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