By Ferhat Polat Turkey’s support to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Libya should be replicated by other responsible global powers.
Libya: Locked or moving forward?
By Karim Mezran One of the unfortunate consequences of Libya’s crisis is that the main players with decision-making power in...
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It’s the Economy Stupid (2)
How Libya’s Civil War Is Rooted in Its Economic Structures By Jason Pack Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) releases Jason...
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Pandora’s Box: What, if anything, can the ICC do for Libya?
By Mark Kersten In the midst of Libya’s uprising and civil war, Idriss Déby issued a stern warning: “beware of opening...
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The Quest for Accountability in Libya: A Pressing but Neglected Concern
By Kate Vigneswaran & Vito Todeschini Accountability is typically absent from many discussions on Libya, despite the...
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By Anna Massoglia & Jessica Piper The Libyan Investment Authority hired Michael Cohen’s former lawyer and the political strategist in an effort to regain access to billions of dollars in assets frozen since 2011.
Undetermined legal status and implications for Libya’s peace process By Valerie Stocker This policy paper aims to provide an overview of citizenship-related grievances in Libya and approaches to address these.
How the 2019 Civil War is Transforming Libya’s Military Landscape By Wolfram Lacher This Briefing Paper examines the identities and interests of the forces fighting each other over control of Tripoli.
Between people power and state power By Frederic Volpia & Ewan Stein This paper examines the trajectories of different Islamist trends in the light of the Arab uprisings. In the following section, we track the evolution of statist and...
Undetermined legal status and implications for Libya’s peace process By Valerie Stocker This policy paper aims to provide an overview of citizenship-related grievances in Libya and approaches to address these.
How the 2019 Civil War is Transforming Libya’s Military Landscape By Wolfram Lacher This Briefing Paper examines the identities and interests of the forces fighting each other over control of Tripoli.
By Fehim Tastekin For enthusiasts of adventures in former Ottoman lands, Turkish connections are easy to find across the region.
By Arnaud Delalande Stuck with a creaking fleet of warplanes, both Haftar and the GNA have turned to their patrons for extra aerial support.
How the 2019 Civil War is Transforming Libya’s Military Landscape By Wolfram Lacher This Briefing Paper examines the identities and interests of the forces fighting each other over control of Tripoli.
Between people power and state power By Frederic Volpia & Ewan Stein This paper examines the trajectories of different Islamist trends in the light of the Arab uprisings. In the following section, we track the evolution of statist and...
Opportunities for Success and Threats of Failure Four months after the fall of the Bashir regime on 11 April 2019 – and following difficult negotiations during which a sit-in at the General Staff headquarters was bloodily dispersed on 3...
By Mustafa Fetouri It is notable that, in Libya’s current violence, there is an absence of serious local peace initiatives.
How the 2019 Civil War is Transforming Libya’s Military Landscape By Wolfram Lacher Overview: The offensive that Khalifa Haftar launched in April 2019 to capture the Libyan capital, Tripoli, triggered the largest mobilization of fighters in...
By Frederic Volpia & Ewan Stein This paper examines the trajectories of different Islamist trends in the light of the Arab uprisings. In the following section, we track the evolution of statist and non-statist Islamist activism in the...
By Samer Al-Atrush On July 26, Libya’s internationally-recognized government announced a brazen air raid on a hangar housing drones deployed in support of rival commander Khalifa Haftar.
By Samuel Ramani In competing for lucrative reconstruction contracts, China, Italy, France, Russia, and others are preventing the conflict from ending.
By Keith Jones In 2020, when Tunisia begins its two-year term as non-permanent member of the Security Council, the country will have the biggest opportunity to influence international affairs since becoming a democracy in 2011.