Aug 7, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Ghassan Salame briefs UNSC on Libya’s current crisis There has been a drastic shift in the demeanour of UN Special Envoy Ghassan Salamé in the last few weeks. The stoic diplomat — who has survived terrorist attacks in Baghdad in 2003 and Beirut in 2005 — has...
Jul 24, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Aref Nayed The on-going war of attrition in Tripoli continues and, unless political dynamics change, it will continue for the foreseeable future. There is likely to be increased momentum behind a third way forward that can compete with Prime Minister Fayez Serraj’s...
Jul 10, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Misrata and Benghazi receive renewed foreign and domestic investment As central Tripoli comes under greater threat of devastation, other parts of the country appear to be attracting investment. Misrata, once known internationally for suffering a protracted siege in...
Jun 12, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Supporters of both the internationally recognised but floundering Government of National Accord and Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army have continued the race for international diplomatic support. Haftar reportedly travelled to Moscow in early June to...
May 14, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Peace in Libya requires the inclusion of more than Khalifa Haftar and the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) As long as the international community fails to recognise how much dynamics have shifted since 4 April, the longer the war in Libya will go on....
Apr 17, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar’s assault on Tripoli has serious, and often overlooked, economic implications The current assault on Tripoli is having immediate economic as well as security consequences. The internationally recognised Government of National Accord...
