By Simona Ross, Stefan Wolff, and Alexandre Marc, for The Brookings Institution. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Building peace through subnational governance: The case of Libya Amidst the pandemic and an unprecedented economic downturn, millions of people continue to face […]
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Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya
By Jeffrey Feltman, for The Brookings Institution. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. A few flickers of light may be penetrating Libya's deepening gloom. On the one hand, Libya's misery grows worse. As Acting U.N. Special Representative Stephanie Williams told the […]
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Libya's Proxy Sponsors face a Dilemma
By Ranj Alaaldin and Emadeddin Badi, for The Brookings Institution. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Events in Libya have taken a remarkable turn after the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli, the Government of National Accord (GNA), took back full control of […]
Remembering Libya's Revolutionary PM, Mahmoud Jibril
By Jeffrey Feltman and Gene A Cretz. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Remembering Libya's revolutionary prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril Largely overlooked in the incessant coronavirus news coverage in the United States was the death from COVID-19 of Mahmoud Jibril, one […]
Trumpian storm clouds over Tripoli
By Jeffrey Feltman. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. In a late-night statement on April 7, Secretary of State Pompeo, discussing the escalation of fighting around Tripoli, said: “We have made clear we oppose the military offensive by Khalifa Haftar’s forces […]
The Continuing Tragedy of Migrants in Libya
By The Brookings Institution. The Continuing Tragedy of Migrants in Libya Since 2017—when CNN released a groundbreaking report on migrant slave auctions in Libya, and Italy and Libya’s Government of National Accord reached a migration deal (one of two in the country)—migrants’ misery continues and may have intensified. That agreement was endorsed by European leaders […]
Empowered Decentralization: A Strategy for Rebuilding Libya
By The Brookings Institution. Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya Libya has floundered since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, and continues to struggle now. There are elements of a functional economy and governance, but otherwise only a hodgepodge of very weak central institutions and improvised local arrangements, as militias and other […]
The Challenge of Primary Health Care in Libya
By Ernest Massiah, Moustafa Abdalla, and Kent Garber. Is there a doctor in the house? The challenge of primary health care in Libya Seven years of ongoing conflict have left the Libyan health system near collapse. Nearly 80 percent of foreign health workers who formed the core of the pre-2011 system have left. Recruitment of new […]