Libyan elections are tentatively set for mid-2019 and have the potential to be a major stabilizing or destabilizing factor to the current situation. Without a constitution or central government with national authority, the country’s source of power and institutions remain fragmented. Despite some Libyans returning home due to a perceived stagnation in the conflict, a number remain in-transit with the potential for widespread conflict to reemerge. This conflict and risk assessment for Libya synthesizes data within a nine-cluster analysis outlined by the Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP) for an accurate perspective of the country as it currently stands.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
You May Also Like
Policy Talks Podcast Episode 44 – Urban Violence in Brazil and the Election of Jair Bolsonaro
This Policy Talks episode was produced with support from iAffairs Canada. About: In this episode, we discuss the urban violence in…
Evaluating the Arms Trade Treaty
On February 24th and 25th of 2015, world leaders and policy makers from 86 countries gathered in Port-of-Spain,…
CIFP Policy Proposal – 2019 Democratically Engaged Libya
Executive Summary Libya remains in flux between violent conflict and dialogue. The notion of peace has the potential…
Christian Names and Collective Amnesia in Malawi: Repenting Away Our Potential Ethics and History
It was a Wednesday evening in 2007, outside the little chapel building of the Chancellor College campus of…
Ten steps to a world-beating diplomatic corps
In my last posting, I made the case for radical diplomatic reform as an alternative to the use of…