Ceasefire in Libya: a gift for UN Day?
Taken Al-Sonni, Libya’s permanent representative to the UN commenting on the signing of the ceasefire agreement said that the success of any political solution to... Read More
Libya
Turkish-Russian shadows darken the sky over Libya
The creation of highly decentralized governmental structures in Libya will not be easy. Nevertheless, such decentralized administration is key to the future, and a challenge... Read More
Libya – the blitzkreig breaks down, negotiations needed
The Association of World Citizens, as an immediate step, calls for a humanitarian ceasefire and the resumption of U.N. -led negotiations in good faith among... Read More
Libya – will the UN appeal for a halt to the march on Tripoli be heard?
With the administrative-political situation in Libya badly stalemated and a meeting for negotiations to be held 14-16 April unlikely to make progress, on Thursday 4... Read More
The EU response to the Libyan crisis – shallow impact with a short-term vision
By securitizing migration, EU leaders have appeared to address the needs of European audiences more than those of Libyan stakeholders.
Libya – elections to what structures?
The post 2011 Libyan society faces large and complex issues. Resolving the institutional, economic and political issues is urgent and cannot be settled by elections... Read More
To snap every yoke – world law to end slavery in Libya
Slavery is a consequence of disorder. Without a minimum of legal structure, there will always be those who arise to make short-term gains including by... Read More
Conflict and intervention – the role of multilateralism
There are five good reasons for the major powers – especially the US – to commit themselves to consensus decisions on multilateral intervention achieved through... Read More
Broken states never heal themselves
Broken states never heal themselves and can only be put back together with the prolonged involvement of outsiders working together to end the violence, impose... Read More
The great wandering
Mass migration continues to define Europe as a system of human fluid dynamics.
Post-Gaddafi Libya – a liberal peace project
Despite Western policy-makers insisting that they will not meddle in Libya's internal affairs in the aftermath of the war, it is hard to believe that the Libyans will be in the driving seat when it comes to choosing their country's future governance and economic systems.
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