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“Now, Libya is a difficult case because Libya has such weak institutions," said Sam Nunn, former U.S. senator and Distinguished Professor of International Affairs. Nunn continued, "They don’t have the history that Egypt does, Their military, instead of identifiying with and protecting the people [has sided with the regime.] That’s why I have a lot of hope for Egypt. Because the military retained its credibility. In Libya, they’re not going to retain their credibility. They’re being used in a brutal way against people. And that means instability in Libya is going to continue, one way or the other, for quite a while." Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 15, 2011. Senator Nunn was interviewed in conjunction with the 2011 Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Founder's Day events March 14-15 during which he was presented with the Ivan Allen Prize for Social Courage.
