By Thore Schröder & Livia Tagliacozzo
50 years ago, Gaddafi expelled 20,000 Italian settlers from Libya. Today they could build new bridges, once they clarify their colonial past. Read More
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By Emadeddin Badi
Khalifa Hifter has managed to garner outside support by appealing to foreign states’ desire for a stable Libya, but this rogue former general and would-be authoritarian has proven a troublesome proxy. Read More
Summary: Haftar’s LNA remains stuck around Tripoli. More bloodshed, but not comparable with true civil war. International community ineffective. Read More
Prime seaside real estate, oil and scrap metal
By Borzou Daragahi
Critics claim Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s quasi-legal authority is a way for the armed forces to gain economic power. Read More
By George Mikhail
Libyan Foreign Minister Fathi Bashagha with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) rejected on Aug. 23 in an interview with the German News Agency the Egyptian regime’s support for the Libyan National Army (LNA), which is led by Field Marshall Khalifa Hifter. Read More
By Amr Salahi
Fifty years after his coup against King Idris I of Libya, Gaddafi’s legacy, his erratic theories, and his destruction of the Libyan state institutions still haunt Libya. Read More
By Ulf Laessing
Libya’s state oil firm has restricted kerosene supplies to areas controlled by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in what diplomats and oil officials said was an attempt to prevent his troops using them in their five-month-old battle to take the capital. Read More
By Austin Bodetti
Political violence has led to frequent blackouts, forcing the country’s residents to innovate. To meet the ever-increasing demands of energy consumption, a growing number of Libyans have adopted solar power. Read More
By Paul Iddon
Abu Dhabi is trying to make itself a force to be reckoned with far beyond its own borders through investments and the establishment of overseas military bases. Read More
Time for African states to end this practice
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, five leading human rights organisations are calling on African states to end the use of enforced disappearances and ensure justice and reparations for thousands of victims in Africa. Read More
By Richard Baffa, Nathan Vest, Wing Yi Chan, and Abby Fanlo
This paper defines Salafi-jihadis are those who undertake armed struggle to impose their Salafi idealization on their societies and worldwide. Read More
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. Read More
By François Burgat
Claiming to be fighting a ‘war on terror,’ a coalition of states with vested interests has severely escalated the Libyan conflict. Read More
By Arianna Poletti
Tripoli is thirsty. Valves are increasingly running empty and load shedding is increasing. The cuts highlight the territorial fragmentation of the country. Read More
By Rana Jawad
After a horrific two-year ordeal across three countries – being bought and sold by people traffickers and surviving running out of fuel on an inflatable boat while trying to cross the Mediterranean – Mohamed finally gave up hope. Read More
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. Read More
By Ferhat Polat
Turkey’s support to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Libya should be replicated by other responsible global powers. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
HIGHLIGHTS
- Any attempt by the National Oil Corporation to further restrict supplies of kerosene, diesel and jet fuel to eastern Libya risks upending the balance of Libya’s oil sector, which has maintained production of about 1 million barrels per day despite the outbreak of another civil war.
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 non-statist Islamist activism in the region in light of changing state dynamics. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
By Fehim Tastekin
For enthusiasts of adventures in former Ottoman lands, Turkish connections are easy to find across the region. Read More
By Arnaud Delalande
Stuck with a creaking fleet of warplanes, both Haftar and the GNA have turned to their patrons for extra aerial support. Read More
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. Read More
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 non-statist Islamist activism in the region in light of changing state dynamics. Read More
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 June, a Transitional Period Agreement in Sudan was reached. Read More
By Mustafa Fetouri
It is notable that, in Libya’s current violence, there is an absence of serious local peace initiatives. Read More
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 western Libya since the revolutionary war of 2011. Read More
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 region in light of changing state dynamics. Read More
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. Read More
By Samuel Ramani
In competing for lucrative reconstruction contracts, China, Italy, France, Russia, and others are preventing the conflict from ending. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More