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Gilbert Achcar is Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of…
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Interview with Ali Ahmida, Gilbert Achcar, and David Smith on Libya by Jadaliyya The fall of Qaddafi's Tripoli to Libyan rebels has…
[Original Arabic interview published June 22, 2011; English translation August 24, 2011] Gilbert Achcar, professor at the School of Oriental and African…
Gilbert Achcar is a Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.…
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