Foreign Policy Essay
China's Balancing Act in Libya
Sandy Alkoutami , Frederic Wehrey Sun, May 10, 2020, 10:00 AM
While other countries have intervened with force, China has taken a cautious approach to preserve its options.
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A Foreign Policy Toward Warlords
Daniel Byman, Israa Saber Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:20 AM
Warlords are often necessary tools of statecraft, but support for them often comes at the expense of building a functioning central government.
Libya
The Berlin Conference on Libya: Will Hypocrisy Undermine Results?
Jeffrey Feltman Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 9:00 AM
International actors committed to not interfere in Libya, but can they be held to it?
Libya
On the Cliff Edge of a New Stage of the Libyan Conflict
Frederica Saini Fasanotti Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 7:55 AM
As the fighting enters Tripoli, the United States must act to prevent a disaster.
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Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemen Near Strategic Houthi City
J. Dana Stuster Wed, May 30, 2018, 1:20 PM
War in Yemen Approaches Critical Port for Aid Deliveries
Libya
All Politics Is Local—in Libya, That Could Be an Opportunity
Frederica Saini Fasanotti Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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Trump Launched a Punitive Strike on Syria. Now What?
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 10:00 AM
U.S. Launches Punitive Strikes on Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Facilities
Libya
Libya's Monetary Crisis
Jalel Harchaoui Wed, Jan 10, 2018, 9:00 AM
To many Libyan households, the top security threat plaguing their daily lives isn’t the risk of being caught in the crossfire between contending militias, falling victim to a jihadi group, or being kidnapped for ransom. A more unrelenting consequence of Libya’s dysfunctional politics is its monetary crisis. The principal manifestations—chronic shortage of dinar banknotes, along with a weak valuation of the Libyan currency in the black market—first emerged in 2014. Unlike the ongoing civil war, which also began in 2014, the monetary crisis has consistently intensified through the months.
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Kurdish Leader Resigns Under Pressure from Iraq, Benghazi Militant Captured, Saudi Arabia Gives Investors Futuristic Sales Pitch
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 10:21 AM
Vacuum Emerges in Kurdish Politics as Iraqi Forces Push North
Libya
European Interference in Libya Could Derail U.N. Efforts
Elissa Miller Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 11:00 AM
The United Nations is preparing a new diplomatic push to reconcile feuding parties in Libya. The war-torn country will be a major topic at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month and Secretary General Antonio Guterres is set to convene a high-level meeting at which he will present a new action plan on Libya. The new plan, though, could be sabotaged from the start. Political maneuvering by several European states focused on narrow national interests has undermined U.N. diplomacy in Libya in recent months. Absent European unity and support, the U.N. effort will likely falter.