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Tarek Megerisi

Tarek Megerisi is a senior policy fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). His work mainly focuses on European policymaking towards the Maghreb, with a long-term focus on Libya.


For more than a decade, Megerisi has worked with various regional, European, and multilateral authorities on providing assistance to transitional states in the Middle East and North Africa. He has been involved in a range of projects, including post-conflict stabilisation, development and democratisation, Libya’s domestic and international political processes, economic reform in Tunisia, and the eastern Mediterranean disputes. His articles have featured in publications such as Foreign Policy magazine and the Guardian newspaper, and he has contributed to think-tank programming across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa.

ARTICLES BY Tarek Megerisi

  • Quick Thoughts: Tarek Megerisi on the Floods in Libya

    Quick Thoughts: Tarek Megerisi on the Floods in Libya

    On 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel produced massive floods in northeastern Libya, visiting particular destruction on the city of Derna. As entire streets and their residents were washed out to sea, it was clear that many thousands had perished. Mouin Rabbani, Editor of Quick Thoughts and Jad..