Residents of ‘liberated’ town say the LNA is subjecting them to killings, looting and arson.
Libyans fear showdown as Haftar eyes capital
Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now...
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Hifter’s southern strategy and the repercussions of the Fezzan campaign
By Emadeddin Badi In January 2019, the Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to General Khalifa Hifterlaunched a military operation...
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PROSPECTS FOR POST-CONFLICT DE-STABILISATION OF LIBYA (2)
By Grzegorz Gil This paper identifies three possibilities of the future development of this country (gradual stabilisation...
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ORIGINS OF THE LIBYAN CONFLICT AND OPTIONS FOR ITS RESOLUTION (3)
By Jonathan M. Winer In the 42 years preceding the 2011 uprising, Gaddafi controlled all power in Libya. Since the uprising...
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(Dec. 2018 -Jan. 2019) Analysis by Khadeja Ramali This publication is produced by Democracy Reporting International, based on social media data analysis by Khadeja Ramali.
By Ross Harrison Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East.
By Al-Hamzeh Al-Shadeedi & Nancy Ezzeddine This policy brief will provide recommendations on how to realistically and effectively engage with tribal actors and traditional authorities for the benefit of the current central state-building...
By Wolfram Lacher Recent advances by Khalifa Haftar’s “Libyan Arab Armed Forces” in southern Libya are changing power relations in Libya in ways that undermine the UN’s ongoing attempts at brokering a political solution.
By Al-Hamzeh Al-Shadeedi & Nancy Ezzeddine This policy brief will provide recommendations on how to realistically and effectively engage with tribal actors and traditional authorities for the benefit of the current central state-building...
By Wolfram Lacher Recent advances by Khalifa Haftar’s “Libyan Arab Armed Forces” in southern Libya are changing power relations in Libya in ways that undermine the UN’s ongoing attempts at brokering a political solution.
Ulf Laessing Graffiti covers the walls of a Greek amphitheatre in Cyrene, an ancient ruined city in eastern Libya now struggling with neglect, vandals and illegal confiscation of land by locals.
By Francis Ghiles Future generations will not easily forgive Maghreb leaders for their lack of vision. Economic integration in the region remains another Loch Ness monster.
By Ulf Laessing Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Gaddafi touched off the Libyan revolution eight years ago, Miftah Atluba is not sorry the dictator has gone.
Allow Aid Access, Disclose Names of People Detained Forces allied with one of Libya’s two competing governments who appear to have defeated local fighters in the Old City quarter of Derna, in eastern Libya, should immediately allow aid and...
The chaos that has followed Kadhafi’s downfall has seen Libya’s southern desert borderlands increasingly become a haven for jihadists, traffickers and rebels.
By Ross Harrison Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East.
By Rim Tahar Eight years after the revolt in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi’s authoritarian regime, a modern and democratic state remains a distant dream in a country that has been sliding from crisis to crisis.
By William Stebbins & Ebrahim Al-Harazi The World Bank Group announced today a new strategy of support for Libya focused on restoring key services to citizens and promoting economic recovery as a critical contribution to the ongoing peace...
By Ross Harrison Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East.
By Group of scholar (*) This report presents a city-based model of politics, economics, and for security. It describes a strategy for disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.
By Henry Meyer Libya should be ready to hold elections this year, with rival factions on track to hold a national reconciliation conference by the end of March, the United Nations envoy to the oil-rich but chaotic north African state said.