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Libya's transition: towards collapse
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Abstract Escalating power struggles are driving Libya’s transitional process towards collapse. Under the rallying cry of fighting terrorism, disparate political forces are seeking to suspend the transitional framework. They have no viable alternative to offer. External actors have insufficient influence to s... view more
Escalating power struggles are driving Libya’s transitional process towards collapse. Under the rallying cry of fighting terrorism, disparate political forces are seeking to suspend the transitional framework. They have no viable alternative to offer. External actors have insufficient influence to successfully mediate among the conflicting parties – but sufficient influence to complicate matters further. Western governments’ ambiguous signals partly reflect a serious miscalculation: the expectation that the political forces supporting renegade general Khalifa Haftar can succeed in establishing a new transitional framework and stabilize the country. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Libya; political change; political conflict; power struggle; conflict management; transition; domestic security; election; Arab countries; North Africa
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Verhältnis Zentralregierung - Region; Vermittlung/ Schlichtung; nationale Versöhnung; Übergangsregierung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 25/2014
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications