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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.