A cancer at the heart of Libya’s reemergence

Outlet: Arab News

Language: English

Abstract: Despite four months of high-level discussions, Libya's parliamentary chambers failed to agree on a constitutional framework for national elections, demonstrating yet another setback in the country's tumultuous post-2011 era. The UN's repeated reliance on unproductive negotiations between these chambers echoes Einstein's definition of insanity. While attention remains fixed on Libya's declining crude output, the country struggles with a political deadlock compounded by internal divisions and external interests. With warnings of negative security impacts and socioeconomic costs, a solution to Libya's crisis remains elusive, as past interventions and roadmaps have proven ineffective in addressing the country's challenges.

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