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(Updated) Libyan prime minister survives assassination attempt as fate of elections remains undecided
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(Updated) Libyan prime minister survives assassination attempt as fate of elections remains undecided

9 February 2022
Gunmen attacked the convoy of the interim Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah’s in Tripoli earlier this morning (10 February). A  bullet penetrated the windscreen of the car but Dbeibah and his driver escaped unhurt. Libya’s chief prosecutor has already launched an investigation into the attack.
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‘Hard versus Soft Power: Is it time for an EU army?’
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‘Hard versus Soft Power: Is it time for an EU army?’

8 February 2022
LINKS Europe in collaboration with The City of The Hague, and with the support of The Hague Humanity Hub, hosted the fifth in a series of clusters of events titled ‘Conversations on the future of Europe in the world’ on Thursday, 3 February 2022. The event was hosted online from the LINKS Europe office in the The Hague, and around 50 participants joined. The series ‘Conversations on the future of Europe in the world’ contributes to the debate in the framework of the EU’s ‘Conference on the future of Europe’ process.
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A day of high diplomacy: Macron meets Putin in Moscow, Scholz in Washington for talks with Biden
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A day of high diplomacy: Macron meets Putin in Moscow, Scholz in Washington for talks with Biden

8 February 2022
Monday was a day of high diplomacy as leaders scrambled to try to avoid war in Europe.  Nonetheless western countries continue to assess that the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains real, and could happen at any moment. The Pentagon said on Monday (7 February) that Russia continued its military buildup on the border with Ukraine over the weekend.
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Opinion: Adapting to new realities, the EU boosts its role in the South Caucasus
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Opinion: Adapting to new realities, the EU boosts its role in the South Caucasus

7 February 2022
"The EU’s reconsideration of its policies towards Armenia and Azerbaijan and its pursuit of a more balanced approach is likely to buttress the EU’s place in the post-war peace process and help it to play a more impactful mediating role", writes Vasif Husseynov in this op-ed. "If successful, this promises to have larger regional, and possibly geopolitical implications, for the South Caucasus, since the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations have so far been pursued mainly through the sole mediation of Russia".
Vasif Huseynov
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Opinion: Beyond the rhetoric in Beijing
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Opinion: Beyond the rhetoric in Beijing

7 February 2022
Neither Russia nor China are interested in complete decoupling from the West, and both would like to maintain cooperative relations with the EU while fighting back against US pressure, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. In this context a Russia – China alliance against the 'Collective west" and the establishment of a new “iron curtain” completely separating them from Europe is possibly the worst outcome for Beijing and Moscow.
Benyamin Poghosyan