Libya

Migrants gather at a detention center at Ain Zara, in Tripoli, Libya October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The evolution of nonstate armed actors in the Middle East

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A bus travels towards Tripoli by the newly-reopened coastal road which was cut between the cities of Misrata and Sirte, near Ras Lanuf, Libya August 10, 2021. Picture taken August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya’s peace process: What’s at stake for the Maghreb, 10 years after Gadhafi’s overthrow

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh, 44, stands amid his installation "The Muted Demonstration" outside a Koblenz court during the first trial against suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, in Koblenz, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

How Western policymakers can engage the new Arab diasporas

Noha Aboueldahab

Friday, July 16, 2021

On the front line of Al Swani during the clashes, a fighter of Brigade 610 (GNA) fires with his machine-gun while his comrade points his finger towards the enemy. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar is attempting to take control of Tripoli defended by the forces of UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, outskirts of Tripoli, December 6, 2019. Sur la ligne de front de Al Swani pendant les affrontements, un combattant de la brigade 610 (GAN) tire avec sa mitraille alors que son camarade pointe du doigt l'ennemi. Depuis avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de Tripoli defendu par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez al-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, banlieue de Tripoli, 6 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

Around the halls: Experts analyze the Libya conflict, 10 years on

Jeffrey Feltman, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Courtney Freer, Ranj Alaaldin, and Pavel K. Baev

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Delegates cast their vote for the election of a new interim government for Libya during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Chavannes-de-Bogis near Geneva, Switzerland, February 5, 2021. U.N. Photo/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Can a political breakthrough mend a broken Libya?

Stephanie T. Williams and Jeffrey Feltman

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on screens during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, Tunisia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Building peace through subnational governance: The case of Libya

Simona Ross, Stefan Wolff, and Alexandre Marc

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

On the front line of Al Swani during the battle, two fighters of the 610 Brigade (GNA) are passing a revolver from hand to hand. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar is attempting to take control of Tripoli defended by the forces of UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, outskirts of Tripoli, December 6, 2019.Sur la ligne de front de Al Swani pendant les combats, deux combattants de la brigade 610 (GAN) se passe un revolver de la main a la main. Depuis avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de Tripoli defendu par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez al-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, banlieue de Tripoli, 6 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

The Biden administration inherits a rapidly deteriorating Libya

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C R) poses for a group picture with the participants of the International conference on Libya, at the Federal Chancellery.

How Joe Biden must view Libya

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, December 18, 2020

Saleh al-Makzom, deputy president of Libya's General National Congress (GNC), speaks during UN-brokered talks in Skhirat, near Rabat, Morocco June 25, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Libya’s Tangier Talks: Why is Morocco getting involved?

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Thursday, December 3, 2020

A Libyan flag flutters atop the Libyan Consulate in Athens, Greece, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, September 11, 2020

Hand out photo dated August 24, 2020 of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) executes maneuvering drills with Greek Navy warship Kortenaer FF Class Aegean (F 460) off the coast of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea. Tension is simmering in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean as Greece and Turkey, NATO allies but historic rivals, inch toward a possible military confrontation that could end up engulfing the region. Naval vessels from both countries made a show of force in the contested region of the Eastern Mediterranean this week as a race for gas and oil reserves adds a new point of friction to old disputes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV via ABACAPRESS.COM

The new, great, dangerous game in the eastern Mediterranean

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, August 28, 2020

Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) wears a protective mask as he meets with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Tripoli, Libya June 24, 2020. The Media Office of the Prime Minister/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The next steps in Libya

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, June 26, 2020

Irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar stand by an armed vehicle during clashes with Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi June 2, 2014. Eight people were killed and 15 wounded when fighting broke out on Monday between the Libyan army and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical sources said. The Ansar al-Sharia militant group attacked a camp on Monday belonging to army special forces, residents there said. Forces of the renegade general fighting Islamists later joined the battle, using combat helicopters, they added. REUTERS/Stringer (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Libya’s proxy sponsors face a dilemma

Ranj Alaaldin and Emadeddin Badi

Monday, June 15, 2020

A migrant sells old shoes as he sits on the side of a road, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan in Misrata, Libya May 3, 2020. Picture taken May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili

Libya and its migrants confront new threats

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A woman walks past damaged buildings with her child in the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Pandemic politics: Will COVID-19 exacerbate or mitigate conflicts in Libya and Syria?

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Fearing drone attacks from the LNA, the patrols of the Alzahara Brigade (under GNA control) never station at the same location. No man's land on the front line, in the Alazizia district. Despite the apparent calm, the area is not secured and drone attacks from the LNA are frequent. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar has been trying to take control of Tripoli defended by the UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, Tripoli, December 2, 2019. Redoutant les attaques de drones de la LNA, les patrouilles de la brigade Alzahara (sous control du GNA) ne stationnent jamais au meme point. No man's land sur la ligne de front, dans le district de Alazizia. Malgre le calme apparent, la zone n'est pas securisee et les attaques de drones de la part de la LNA sont nombreuses. Depuis Avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de la capitale Tripoli defendue par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez el-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, Tripoli, 2 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

Turkey’s Libya gambit is paying off – for now

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Webinar: COVID-19: Implications for peace and security in the Middle East

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM AST

Mahmoud Jibril, head of the National Forces Alliance, talks during a news conference at his headquarters in Tripoli July 8, 2012. Jibril, the U.S.-trained consultant who abandoned the Gaddafi administration to become the face of the Libyan revolution, is positioning himself as a potentially unifying force as the country emerges from four decades of dictatorship. Picture taken July 8, 2012. To match Newsmaker LIBYA-ELECTIONS/JIBRIL REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (LIBYA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)

Remembering Libya’s revolutionary prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril

Jeffrey Feltman and Gene A. Cretz

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Solving the civil war in Libya

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST