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.
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By Giorgio Cafiero & Dr. Khalid al-Jaber
Officials in several Arab states and France believe that General Khalifa Haftar’s plans for achieving a military victory in the Libyan civil war can lead to a resolution of the country’s conflict. Read More
By Shelby Grossman, Daniel Bush, & Renée DiResta
Russia’s global strategy for reasserting itself as a geopolitical superpower has led to an increased presence in Africa, where it has broadened efforts to shape the continent’s politics and pursue new economic opportunities to allay the effects of sanctions. Read More
3 myths about the past and a new constitution
By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib
Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new constitution. Read More
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.
Ret. Col. Wes Martin
The United States and Western Europe have never had a proper understanding on working with the people of Libya. Read More
By Aidan Lewis
On the outskirts of Tripoli, days of silence are broken by bursts of heavy artillery fire. Read More
3 myths about the past and a new constitution
By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib
Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new constitution.
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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.
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By Annalisa Camilli
On 2 November the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya on Migrants (Memorandum of Understanding, Mou) signed by the Italian government with the Tripoli government on 2 February 2017 will be automatically extended . Read More
3 myths about the past and a new constitution
By Carmen Gehaa & Frédéric Volpib
Libya’s 2011 revolution enabled ordinary citizens and an emerging civil society to voice their demands on a variety of key issues including Libya’s new constitution.
By Rinat Sagdiev & Aidan Lewis
A parallel central bank in eastern Libya stepped up deliveries of new banknotes from Russia this year, before and after eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar launched a military offensive to capture Tripoli, Russian customs data show. Read More
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.
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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. Read More
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. Read More
By Orla Guerin
For almost a decade the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has seen a kaleidoscope of conflict. Read More
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. Read More
By Lahav Harkov
Since he is based in the UK, Raphael Luzon said he plans to participate in the council’s meetings via Skype. Read More
By Alan Pattullo
While undoubtedly tough, that is the reality of semi-professional and amateur sport. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
By Chris Stephen
Instability continues to derail oil authorities’ attempts to persuade IOCs to return. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
By Ibrahim Sowan
Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli, launched in April 2019, has been a setback. But the retired field Marshall is not finished. Read More
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 several after-effects that created a long-awaited Arab spring. Read More
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 official said Thursday. Read More
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. Read More
Justice Needed for 3 Children’s Deaths
The LNA that is supported by the Interim Government in eastern Libya has consistently denied causing civilian deaths despite mounting evidence of their responsibility. Read More
By John C.K. Daly
Russia’s growing presence in MENA and Africa is reaping financial rewards but is not without cost, as the Libyan fatalities attest. Read More
By Riccardo Redaelli
Until now, most of the external actors involved in Libya relied on a Cold-War “zero sum game theory”, based on the dichotomic vision amicus/hostis (friend/enemy) of classical realpolitik. It is time this changes. Read More
By Sergey Sukhankin
Since the overthrow of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been consumed by a destructive domestic struggle for power aggravated by the involvement of major external players. Read More
By Ellen Burney
In June, a German sea captain was arrested for defying the orders of Italian authorities and rescuing Libyan refugees from a dinghy by sailing them to safety. Read More