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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · 11h

He's a particularly interesting subject for her with an array of issue overlaps.

Notably given recent news on Reform party links with Russia, that Saddam is Russia's Libyan proxy and the vector for their entire Africa policy to undermine the west - read more on that here - ecfr.eu/publication/...

The bear who came to tea: Russia, Libya and the Kremlin’s playbook for fragile states

Russia’s re-entrenchment in Libya, Europe’s soft underbelly, offers profound lessons on how it exploits geopolitical instability—and how Europeans can push back…

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · 11h

Fascinating to see Isabel Oakeshott
now blending her traditional right-wing grifts on issues like migration with UAE foreign policy projects, after moving to Dubai

See her recent puff-piece on Saddam Haftar, brutal authoritarian and ironically people smuggler

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ten years since the so-called "migration crisis," the EU is walking away with the wrong lessons when crafting migration policy. So what can rights-based, cooperative migration governance look like for MENA?

Don't miss @tmegrisi.bsky.social, Diana Rayes, Mohamed Lotfy, and Nadine Kheshen ⤵️

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · Sep 2

🔔 Join us on Thursday, Sept 18 at 10:00 am EST for “Beyond Fortress Europe: Rethinking Migration Governance in the EU and MENA,” an online event with @tmegrisi.bsky.social, ‪Diana Rayes, Mohamed Lotfy, and Nadine Kheshen, moderated by @tekaldas.bsky.social.

Register here: timep.org/2025/09/02/b...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Sep 1

The ever-more radcalised Elon Musk regularly shares content from Steve Laws.

Laws leads breakaway faction quitting Homeland for its leader only supporting the voluntary, not forced repatriation of British-born minorities

"I don't care if they were born here, every single one must go" i

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 31

The commentary of armed actors in #Libya from the likes of Haftar to local commanders shows that even if this situation doesnt inflame, the environment is already one of war.

The new UN roadmap alone wont be enough to change this, it's where the diplomats must come in to build out on it

Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tensions in Libya are rising dangerously, whether it's:

-The parade of Egyptian, Turkish & Emirati intelligence chiefs visiting Haftar

-Dbeiba aligned troops pouring into the capital.

-May's peacekeepers being removed

-Anti-Dbeiba troops parading

Something's cooking & it's unlikely to be good

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 30

The UAE continues to replicate their Libya policy in Sudan as their local proxy Hemedti announces himself head of his own political authority deepening a de facto division in response to losing a war.

Tbf it worked for them in Libya, but will cause deep & complex trauma locally

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tensions in Libya are rising dangerously, whether it's:

-The parade of Egyptian, Turkish & Emirati intelligence chiefs visiting Haftar

-Dbeiba aligned troops pouring into the capital.

-May's peacekeepers being removed

-Anti-Dbeiba troops parading

Something's cooking & it's unlikely to be good

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Saddam Haftar, a man with no military experience or qualifications, is now deputy commander of the LAAF.

It's a good indicator of the organisation's quality, what to expect from it, and the ambitions of its intnl backers

For more, see this excellent bio

en.majalla.com/node/322152/...

Saddam Haftar: The nepotistic rise of a Libyan general

While he never underwent any real military training, he has been crucial to his father's bloody power struggle. He is now being backed by a range of powers to be Libya's next leader.

en.majalla.com

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wrote about this in a bit more detail over on Linkedin

www.linkedin.com/posts/tarek-...

While the entire Mediterranean is on holiday, a new war is slowly brewing right at its heart. | Tarek Megerisi

While the entire Mediterranean is on holiday, a new war is slowly brewing right at its heart. It’s a conflict that splits Europe and if it descends into violence will have ramifications from Berlin to...

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Devasting news about Anas..

A paragon of his profession, abandoned by his peers abroad after being openly targeted for his journalism by this cowardly, genocidal army desperate to ensure no one documents its horrific crimes to come.

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون , الله يرحمك يا غالي

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 10

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Greece now indefinitely deploying naval vessels in Libyan waters, not to stop migrants as initially posited, but to defend their perceived 'maritime zone' .

Another alarm bell that plans to develop Libya's offshore fields will set the region aflame

www.ekathimerini.com/politics/for...

Greece to maintain naval presence in the Libyan Sea | eKathimerini.com

The Greek Navy will continue to operate in the Libyan Sea to monitor Greek maritime zones, sources have told Kathimerini.

www.ekathimerini.com

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Poem of the day...

How many are the people

And

How rare is the human

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 29

For anyone familiar with EU migration policy, the recent EU-US trade deal won't come as much of a surprise. EU policymaking has long been driven by reactionary fears of fantastical what-if's, rather than the ambition of trying to shape what could (and arguably should) be

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 23

With Russia's Libya presence continuing to grow and grow ever more malicious i wrote this commentary for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social outlining this deepening threat along Europe's soft underbelly and the European imperative to start combatting it

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...

Russia’s Libya Strategy Threatens Europe

Tarek Megerisi urges European leaders to take steps to counter the Kremlin’s expanding influence on its southern flank.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 24

Genuine question for the IHL folk on here. If you train a force notorious for committing war crimes does that make you complicit, share in liability, for any post-training war crimes they then go on to commit?

www.ilpost.it/2025/07/24/s...

I soldati libici di Haftar vengono addestrati nelle basi militari italiane - Il Post

Lo ha ricostruito il Post: ma l’Italia riconosce come legittimo solo l’altro governo libico, e proprio Haftar due settimane fa aveva umiliato il ministro Piantedosi

www.ilpost.it

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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · Jul 23

📰 For @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, @tmegrisi.bsky.social explores how Russia's alliance with Libya's Haftar family has created a criminal network which enables Russia to weaponise migration against Europe and sow political discord across the continent 👇 buff.ly/hgd0FO5

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 23

With Russia's Libya presence continuing to grow and grow ever more malicious i wrote this commentary for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social outlining this deepening threat along Europe's soft underbelly and the European imperative to start combatting it

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...

Russia’s Libya Strategy Threatens Europe

Tarek Megerisi urges European leaders to take steps to counter the Kremlin’s expanding influence on its southern flank.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 20

An important reminder that any global order doesnt necessarily die by losing the adherence of the few superpowers, but by the indifference of everyone else who adopt "pole politics" and a law of the jungle that ultimately condemns us all in this era of global crisis foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/b...

Bring Back the Spirit of Bandung

The 1955 conference’s value-based approach to international affairs offers a model for middle powers today.

foreignpolicy.com

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · Jul 20

There's a reason why at sea interceptions have been limited, they kill people. We're talking about scared individuals seeking safety. Slashing boats and interceptions doesn't stop them making journeys. Any lives lost are on British and French governments shouders.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Leaked document shows boat slashing failed to stop migrants reaching UK

Coastguard log raises new concerns over safety and viability of flagship policy to intercept dinghies crossing Channel

www.theguardian.com

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last week I spoke with @euronews.com about the 'team Europe' delegation getting PNG'd by a warlord in eastern Libya, and the flaws in Europe's Libya policy that were exposed by this farce.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Should the European Union hold talks with Khalifa Haftar?

Officially, Brussels is cooperating with the government of national unity based in Tripoli. However, exchanges are also taking place with General Khalifa Haftar, who controls large swaths of Libya's e...

www.euronews.com

Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Sportswashing isn't just for the Gulf

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Tarek Megrisi @tmegrisi.bsky.social · Jun 24

While we're all distracted by Israel's rampage, Libya is quietly ratcheting up in importance and impact.

An item on Meloni-Macron talks, reconvening of Berlin and now again at the EUs FAC.

But for all the movement, Libya still lacks leadership, meaning the destsbilising vacuum only grows

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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · Jun 24

Trump announced ceasefire between US/Israel v. Iran. @ecfr.eu's Ellie Geranmayeh unpacks in @financialtimes.com op-ed how to now pivot to diplomacy: #Trump must shift away from maximalist demands that opened door to war & #Iran will need to show flexibility 👇 www.ft.com/content/d9c2...

Trump and Tehran can still make a deal

If Iran shows flexibility and Washington backs off maximalist demands, a regional quagmire could be averted

www.ft.com

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Julien Barnes-Dacey @jbdacey.bsky.social · Jun 23

A call on Europe to help prevent large-scale war between Iran and the United States

@ecfr.eu Council members urge European governments to pull every available lever to prevent escalation in the Middle East

ecfr.eu/article/a-ca...

A call on Europe to help prevent large-scale war between Iran and the United States

ECFR Council members urge European governments to pull every available lever to prevent escalation in the Middle East…

ecfr.eu

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