By Emily Burchfield
At a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on November 18, 2019 concerning Libya, members were privileged to hear from Rida Al-Tubuly. Read More
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By Ben Fishman
Until recently, very little had changed in Libya since April, when General Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the self-styled “Libya National Army,” attacked Tripoli. Read More
Attempts at Appeasing Khalifa Haftar Risk Further Escalating Libya’s Civil War
By Wolfram Lacher
Almost eight months into the offensive on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar’s “Libyan Arab Armed Forces” (LAAF), the war shows no signs of abating. Read More
By Sudarsan Raghavan
Eight suspected Islamic State members were captured in this scarred city in recent weeks, Libyan commanders say. Militant sleeper cells, they say, lurk in some neighborhoods. Read More
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.
Document calls for ‘immediate action’ to save lives after EU renews coastguard deal
By Daniel Boffey
The EU has admitted in a leaked report that it cannot monitor the Libyan coastguard and that the detention of migrants is a “profitable business model” for Libya’s government, with whom it has recently renewed a controversial deal to stem migration to Europe. Read More
By René Wildangel & Tarek Megerisi
Although Germany’s mediation role in the Libyan conflict has received relatively little attention so far, this might change if its initiative leads to a peace conference – or, alternatively, a collapse of the political process. Read More
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.
With approx. 84% of the population living in cities, Libya is the most urbanized country in Africa. Read More
By Karim Mezran & Federica Saini Fasanotti
Local leaders asked to be left alone in trying to rebuild their own country.
By Rajan Menon
Putin’s apparent victories in spreading Russian influence are mirages, some of which have come at a great cost. Read More
By Jack Detsch
Congress is preparing bipartisan sanctions on Russian mercenaries and other suspected human rights violators in Libya. Read More
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 Sasha Toperich
Khalifa Haftar, the renegade Libyan general, took many world leaders and most experts by surprise when he attacked Tripoli on April 4. Read More
By Mel Frykberg
An arrest warrant for Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA). Read More
By Missy Ryan & Sudarsan Raghavan
Libya’s U.N.-backed government believes that two Russians arrested on spying allegations earlier this year were employed by the Wagner Group, suggesting the Kremlin-linked security firm has played a wider role in the country’s conflict than previously known. Read More
Russia is cleaning up America’s mess
By Emily Estelle
The U.S. has abandoned its partners in the fight against ISIS, and the Russians are capitalizing on the void. Read More
By Heba Saleh
Residents face daily dangers as offensive by military strongman Haftar rages on. Read More
The Backdrop to Russia’s Operations in the Mediterranean
Over the past decade, Russia’s return to Arab affairs has raised speculation around the virtual enactment of Peter the Great’s dream to access the warm waters of the Mediterranean.
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 named Mohamed Bouazizi from the town of Sidi Bouzid set himself on fire outside a local government building. Read More
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 David Hearst
If Syria is to be considered a template for Russian action, there is a cause for deep concern about what is going on in Libya.
The Backdrop to Russia’s Operations in the Mediterranean
Over the past decade, Russia’s return to Arab affairs has raised speculation around the virtual enactment of Peter the Great’s dream to access the warm waters of the Mediterranean.
By Mattew Davis
Most of us can’t imagine wanting absolute control over a nation or feeling compelled to commit mass murders — so then what is it about a dictator’s psychology that makes them different? Read More
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.
Third-Party Intervention Filed at European Court of Human Rights
On 11 November 2019, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch submitted a joint third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a case involving Libya’s abuses against migrants during operations at sea and upon return to the country in November 2017. Read More
By Jérôme Tubiana
Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.” Read More
An Al Jazeera Arabic investigation has uncovered Egyptian, Russian and UAE arms support to Libya‘s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. Read More
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 George Zgardanas
The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) concerns the European Union’s (EU) relations with 16 of the Eastern and Southern Neighbors. Read More
By Jared Malsin
American military hardware is being used to undermine official U.S. policy in Libya, TIME has learned, as the United Arab Emirates has deployed warplanes manufactured in the U.S. in Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo. Read More
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 Jonathan M. Winer
The Nov. 1 seizure by Malta of two 2000-cubic-foot containers full of Libyan currency printed by the Russian state printer, Goznak, that was intended for delivery to Libya’s non-internationally recognized eastern government, highlights the continuing importance of the economic aspects of Libya’s ongoing civil war. Read More
By Michael Rummel
The Libyan civil war has found a new battlefield: the halls of Washington. The eight-year conflict shows little sign of ending, and the warring governments are stepping up their efforts to influence policymakers in the United States.
By Paul D. Shinkman
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be capitalizing on ways immigration can destabilize Western countries. Read More