By Matthew Reisener

Libyan officials say there is a cause for cautious optimism. Eight years after the start of the Arab Spring, the full impact of this upheaval on the region remains unclear. Read More
By Matthew Reisener

Libyan officials say there is a cause for cautious optimism. Eight years after the start of the Arab Spring, the full impact of this upheaval on the region remains unclear. Read More
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 process, while avoiding past mistakes. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
(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. Read More
(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. Read More
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 process, while avoiding past mistakes. Read More
By Marianne Arens
There are concrete material interests behind the sharp tensions between France and Italy, which in February led to France recalling its ambassador in Rome. Read More
Residents of ‘liberated’ town say the LNA is subjecting them to killings, looting and arson. Read More
(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. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
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 process, while avoiding past mistakes. Read More
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. Read More
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 process, while avoiding past mistakes. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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 medical workers into the area, Human Rights Watch said today. Read More
The chaos that has followed Kadhafi’s downfall has seen Libya’s southern desert borderlands increasingly become a haven for jihadists, traffickers and rebels. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
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. Read More
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 process. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
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. Read More

The country is riddled with political and military divisions since the uprising against Gaddafi. A modern and democratic state remains a distant dream in Libya years after the revolt against Gaddafi‘s authoritarian regime. Read More
By Ross Harrison
Power dynamics between the major global and regional powers have indirectly influenced the civil wars currently plaguing the Middle East. Read More
By Christopher Bing & Joel Schectman


Ex-NSA operatives reveal how they helped spy on targets for the Arab monarchy — dissidents, rival leaders and journalists. Read More
This report presents a city-based model of politics, economics, and for security. It describes a strategy for disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration. Read More
By Jamie Dettmer
On February 17, eight years ago, Libyans rose up and launched a rebellion that led to the ouster of Gadhafi. Read More
By Christopher Bing & Joel Schectman

Ex-NSA operatives reveal how they helped spy on targets for the Arab monarchy — dissidents, rival leaders and journalists. Read More
By Jamal Adel & Tom Westcott
Haftar’s troops are trying diplomatic methods to seize al-Feel, but developments could turn violent soon. Read More
By Mohamed Eljarh
This paper looks at Europe’s role in Libya since 2011 by examining the consequences of the military intervention in Libya in which some European Union (EU) member states played a key role. Read More
This report presents a city-based model of politics, economics, and for security. It describes a strategy for disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration. Read More