By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud In pursuit of easy solutions for the refugee crisis and lucrative deals, Italy has become complicit in Libya’s abuses.
Ordinary Libyans bear brunt of seven-month siege of Tripoli
By Heba Saleh Residents face daily dangers as offensive by military strongman Haftar rages on.
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How Russia has navigated Libya’s civil war (2)
The Backdrop to Russia’s Operations in the Mediterranean Over the past decade, Russia’s return to Arab affairs has raised...
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The Tunisia Model: Lessons From a New Arab Democracy
By Sarah E. Yerkes The story of how the Tunisian revolution began is well known. On December 17, 2010, a 26-year-old fruit vendor...
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Conflicting Interests in Libya’s Security Sector (7)
By Wolfram Lacher & Peter Cole This paper examines the rise and fall of hybrid security sector institutions in Libya, and the...
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A missile strike on a migrant detention centre in Libya that left 53 people dead in July was carried out by a fighter plane from a foreign country, according to a confidential UN investigation.
By Wolfram Lacher & Peter Cole This paper examines the rise and fall of hybrid security sector institutions in Libya, and the political interests at stake in security sector reform. .
By Wolfgang Pusztai The start of the Battle for Tripoli in April 2019 marked the beginning of a new dramatic phase in Libya’s ongoing civil war. .
By David D. Kirkpatrick Moscow is plunging deeper into a war of armed drones in a strategic hot spot rich with oil, teeming with migrants and riddled with extremists.
By Selin.M. Bölme Over the last 40 years, many countries in the world have been democratized. Between 1974 and 1990 the number of democratic governments in the world nearly doubled. .
By Giorgio Cafiero & Dr. Khalid al-Jaber Officials in several Arab states and France believe that General Khalifa Haftar’s plans for achieving a military victory in the Libyan civil war can lead to a resolution of the country’s conflict.
By Shelby Grossman, Daniel Bush, & Renée DiResta Russia’s global strategy for reasserting itself as a geopolitical superpower has led to an increased presence in Africa, where it has broadened efforts to shape the continent’s politics...
3 myths about the past and a new constitution By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new...
By Selin.M. Bölme Over the last 40 years, many countries in the world have been democratized. Between 1974 and 1990 the number of democratic governments in the world nearly doubled.
Ret. Col. Wes Martin The United States and Western Europe have never had a proper understanding on working with the people of Libya.
By Aidan Lewis On the outskirts of Tripoli, days of silence are broken by bursts of heavy artillery fire.
3 myths about the past and a new constitution By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new...
By Selin.M. Bölme Over the last 40 years, many countries in the world have been democratized. Between 1974 and 1990 the number of democratic governments in the world nearly doubled. .
By Annalisa Camilli On 2 November the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya on Migrants (Memorandum of Understanding, Mou) signed by the Italian government with the Tripoli government on 2 February 2017 will be automatically...
3 myths about the past and a new constitution By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new...
By Rinat Sagdiev & Aidan Lewis A parallel central bank in eastern Libya stepped up deliveries of new banknotes from Russia this year, before and after eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar launched a military offensive to capture Tripoli...
By Selin.M. Bölme Over the last 40 years, many countries in the world have been democratized. Between 1974 and 1990 the number of democratic governments in the world nearly doubled. . .