By Nicoli Due-Gundersen Moscow is working with private militias from the Wagner Group on a new hybrid-style approach to conflict zones as it looks to increase its influence with leaders and secure access to key energy resources.
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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By Kirill Semenov Following the visit to Russia by Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Moscow and Tripoli plan to sign a contract on shipping 1 million tons of shipping of Russian wheat.
By Orla Guerin For almost a decade the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has seen a kaleidoscope of conflict.
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 Lahav Harkov Since he is based in the UK, Raphael Luzon said he plans to participate in the council’s meetings via Skype.
By Alan Pattullo While undoubtedly tough, that is the reality of semi-professional and amateur sport.
By Pinaki Roy A survivor of the Mediterranean tragedy in May narrates how manpower brokers treated fortune seekers in Libya, and the horrific experiences of his trip to Europe.
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 Kim Sengupta Hundreds Libyan have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in the last six months.
By Rob Crilly The public relations firm that helped launch President Trump’s election campaign is lining up a fact-finding tour of Libya as part of a $1.5-million contract to lobby on behalf of the government of Tripoli.
By Chris Stephen Instability continues to derail oil authorities’ attempts to persuade IOCs to return.
By Naima Morelli “Why don’t I have the strength to chop off this bond with this country, Libya, which brings me so much suffering?” asks filmmaker Khalifa.
By Maryline Dumas & Mathieu Galtier The stalemate of the Libyan conflict seems to discourage the international community, which remains passive in the face of continuing fighting.
In the first in-depth field investigation across the frontline since fighting broke out on 4 April, the organization visited 33 air and ground strike sites in Tripoli and surrounding areas.
By Ibrahim Sowan Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli, launched in April 2019, has been a setback. But the retired field Marshall is not finished.
By Rania Mostafa Tunisia was the first answer to the question “for how long?” Everyone was witnessing the manifestations of injustice and corruption with a fit of hidden anger, until the Jasmine Revolution came to light, followed by...
By Noha El-Hennawy Gunmen killed two women and three children of the same family while they were driving on a highway near the capital, Tripoli, less than a week after an airstrike slammed into a house killing at least three civilians, a health...
By Saleh Sarar Tripoli’s just under two million residents used to fondly refer to their city as the bridal pearl of the Mediterranean Sea, thanks to its cultured serenity and quiet, a metaphor which they still nostalgically cling on to.