By Galip Dalay & Tarik Yousef
Europe has only itself to blame for its declining influence over the interlocking crises in its neighborhood. Read More
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By Claudia Gazzini
On 19 January, Berlin will convene the main parties in Libya’s conflict. This comes in the wake of the Moscow meeting between Libya’s two main rival leaders that failed to produce a ceasefire. Libya expert Claudia Gazzini discusses where the peace process may go next. Read More
By Ruairi Casey
Representatives from Libya’s warring sides, as well as from several nations, due to meet in latest bid to end fighting. Read More
By Guney Yildiz
The Berlin Conference on Libya will be a crucial test of whether Europe can act on its ambitions. Read More
By Karim Mezran
Throughout the continuously confusing Libyan crisis, the global community has consistently turned to its favorite tool to demonstrate progress towards a solution: an international conference. Read More
By Ali Murat Alhas
International organizations focused only on migration, European security which deepened conflict in Libya, expert says. Read More
By Michael Young
In an interview, Jalel Harchaoui (*) discusses the regional repercussions of the proxy war in North Africa. Read More
By Marianna Belenkaya
Russia has failed to broker a compromise between Libya’s two warring parties, the Government of National Accord led by Fayez al-Sarraj and the Libyan National Army headed by Khalifa Hifter. Read More
By Tankut Öztaş & Ferhat Polat
The report will provide an analysis of the multilayered dynamics underpinning Turkish – Libyan relations from economic, political and security perspectives.
By Jason Pack
This paper argues that peace in Libya can be achieved via a Libyan-led International Financial Commission empowered with the tools to compel transparency and reform Libya’s institutions and dysfunctional incentive structure.
By Tankut Öztaş & Ferhat Polat
The report will provide an analysis of the multilayered dynamics underpinning Turkish – Libyan relations from economic, political and security perspectives.
By Karim Mezran & Emily Burchfield
On April 4, 2019, troops led by Khalifa Haftar, a former general of Qaddafi who now contests the authority of the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) seated in Tripoli, launched an attack against the Libyan capital. Read More
By Tankut Oztas
Many observers in Libya are wary of the Madkhali groups, which are primarily advancing and prioritizing Saudi Arabia’s political and security interests. Read More
By Jason Pack
This paper argues that peace in Libya can be achieved via a Libyan-led International Financial Commission empowered with the tools to compel transparency and reform Libya’s institutions and dysfunctional incentive structure.
By Mustafa Gurbuz
Turkey’s preparations to deploy troops in Libya to buttress the United Nations-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) against General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) have sent shockwaves in all directions. Read More
By Ben Fishman
After the fall of Sirte, Erdogan and Putin’s desired ceasefire can only be achieved with Washington’s support. Read More
By Semih Idiz
Turkey’s burgeoning economic ties with Russia were on parade again during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Istanbul on Jan. 8 to launch the TurkStream natural gas pipeline connecting the two countries. Read More
On 2 January 2020, the Turkish Parliament approved a draft resolution to send troops to Libya in support of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord in Tripoli, permitting the Turkish government to initially determine the scope of its deployment. Read More
By Elena Teslova
Russian experts say Russian, Turkish efforts to stop conflict in Libya can succeed, considering peacemaking experience in Syria. Read More
By Jason Pack
This paper argues that peace in Libya can be achieved via a Libyan-led International Financial Commission empowered with the tools to compel transparency and reform Libya’s institutions and dysfunctional incentive structure.
By Ramy Allahoum
Al Jazeera takes a look at the foreign actors invested in the Libyan conflict and who they are siding with. Read More
By Burhanettin Duran
Turkish Parliament on Thursday authorized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his administration’s plans to deploy troops to Libya. Read More
By Mary LaRue
Connections of Al Shaab Stud, the largest Thoroughbred breeder in Libya, were left reeling Jan. 5 in the wake of a ruthless attack by armed militia the day before. Read More
Countering Warlords, Foreign Meddlers, and Economic Malaise
By Frederic Wehrey & Jalel Harchaoui
In April 2019, Khalifa Haftar, the militia commander whose forces control much of eastern Libya, began an assault on the capital, Tripoli, in an effort to topple the country’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). Read More
By Amberin Zaman
Ankara and Moscow have called on the warring parties in Libya to reach a cease-fire agreement by midnight Jan. 12. Read More
By Maria Tsvetkova
A St. Petersburg clinic that is run and partly owned by people with ties to President Vladimir Putin has provided medical treatment to Russian mercenaries injured abroad. Read More
By Yavuz Baydar
The new year began with a bang. The drone attack that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Quds Force. Read More
By Nicholas Morgan
On Jan. 2, Turkey’s Grand National Assembly approved a bill allowing for the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya after the Tripoli government activated a recently concluded security pact signed with Ankara last month. Read More
By Nebahat Tanriverdi Yasar
Turkey’s expansion of its range in central Mediterranean toward Libya is leading to geopolitical transformations in region. Read More
By Clotilde Asangna
This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing Libyan democratization by looking at the deficit of a modern (post-modern) political transition élite and the potential of civil society.
A recent deal agreed with Tripoli and a decision to deploy forces in Libya show that Ankara aims to develop an understanding between warring factions in the country, creating a deterrent against the powers of instability. Read More
By Carlotta Gall
A new wrinkle in the battle for an oil-rich country, and a signal from President Erdogan that Turkey aims to be a power broker in a volatile region. Read More
By Kirill Semenov
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Istanbul Jan. 8. Putin’s visit is officially dedicated to the launch of the Turk Stream natural gas pipeline, which extends from Russia to Turkey, but Putin will also discuss with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan bilateral economic and military cooperation, as well as Syria and Libya. Read More
By Clotilde Asangna
This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing Libyan democratization by looking at the deficit of a modern (post-modern) political transition élite and the potential of civil society.
By Roger Boyes
President Erdogan wants to extend Ankara’s influence in the Mediterranean despite the risks. Read More
By Jonathan Marcus
Turkey’s parliament has passed a bill that will allow the government to deploy troops to Libya to intervene in the civil war. Turkish lawmakers passed the bill on Thursday, with 325 in favour to 184 against. Read More