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"HA Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and the Carnegie Endowment, said: “Generally, the Egyptian military is very conservative about engagement beyond its borders – it’s why they haven’t seriously engaged elsewhere in the past decade, such as Yemen or Syria.
“Cairo isn’t about to jettison that kind of attitude, but at the same time, it has a strikingly serious view about security along its border with Libya. If Cairo decides to move, it would probably do so coordinating with the rest of its own regional axis, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE.” "
End of Tripoli siege raises fears of full-scale proxy war in Libya
In The News, 26 June 2020 Tags: Libya, Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Military Intervention in Libya: A Surprise Triumph for Erdogan
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 June 2020
Samuel Ramani
Turkey’s intervention in Libya transformed the strategic balance of a years-long conflict and bolstered its geopolitical standing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Tags: Egypt, Turkey, Libya
Russia’s Strategy in Libya
Commentary, 7 April 2020
Samuel Ramani
The world’s attention may be focused on the coronavirus pandemic. But Russia continues its complicated game in Libya.
Tags: Turkey, Russia, Libya, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East
Commentary, 6 April 2020
Tobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Tags: Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
Libya and France: A Revival of ‘Napoleonism’?
Commentary, 1 May 2019
Youssef Tobi
France appears to be relying on force to patch up problems in Africa, and particularly in Libya. None of this is compatible with President Macron’s lofty foreign policy declarations.
Tags: Sahel, France, Libya, Terrorism, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
"“The Libyan situation will have an impact on the extradition process,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “There are four big militias in the Tripoli area, and the SDF are one. They are a powerful outfit, they are armed, uniformed, and have a rank structure within them.There is the Government of National Accord, but the government does not control the militias. If you are trying for extradition you are not just dealing with the government - that will make it complex. What these militia seek are material resources and legitimacy and power.” "
One year on from the Manchester Arena bombing these are the questions that are still unanswered
In The News, 21 May 2018 Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Libya, UK, TerrorismPages
Russia’s Strategy in Libya
Commentary, 7 April 2020Samuel Ramani
The world’s attention may be focused on the coronavirus pandemic. But Russia continues its complicated game in Libya.
Turkey, Russia, Libya, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East
Commentary, 6 April 2020Tobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
Libya and France: A Revival of ‘Napoleonism’?
Commentary, 1 May 2019Youssef Tobi
France appears to be relying on force to patch up problems in Africa, and particularly in Libya. None of this is compatible with President Macron’s lofty foreign policy declarations.
Sahel, France, Libya, Terrorism, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Libya: An Uncertain Future
Commentary, 23 February 2011Tribal rivalries, a corrupt military, and the absence of a legitimate political infrastructure mean that a post-Qadhafi Libya would have to overcome numerous obstacles in the pursuit of democracy.
Libya, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Military Intervention in Libya: A Surprise Triumph for Erdogan
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 June 2020Samuel Ramani
Turkey’s intervention in Libya transformed the strategic balance of a years-long conflict and bolstered its geopolitical standing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Egypt, Turkey, RUSI Newsbrief, Libya
Re-examining the Lessons of the Libya Intervention
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 May 2016Sarah Brockmeier
Only a detailed dissection of the failures in decision-making during the Libyan intervention will stop the same mistakes being made again.
United Nations, NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Libya, International Institutions, UK Defence
Libya’s Permanent Crisis
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 November 2015Tobias Borck
To break the unproductive cycle of negotiations in Libya, the international community needs to use more than words; it must back up the UN peace process with coercive tools
United Nations, RUSI Newsbrief, Libya, Middle East and North Africa
What's in it for Us? Responses to the UK's Strategic Narrative on Intervention in Libya
RUSI Journal, 21 August 2015Thomas Colley
The UK government’s strategic narrative on the 2011 intervention in Libya had only mixed success in influencing the public’s view of the conflict
RUSI Journal, Libya, UK, Information, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
The Threat Posed by Daesh in Libya
RUSI Newsbrief, 1 May 2015Alison Pargeter
Despite the real threat posed by Daesh in Libya, its strength and coherence should not be exaggerated; the group remains only a single component in the country’s complex jihadist landscape
RUSI Newsbrief, Libya, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaPages
"HA Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and the Carnegie Endowment, said: “Generally, the Egyptian military is very conservative about engagement beyond its borders – it’s why they haven’t seriously engaged elsewhere in the past decade, such as Yemen or Syria. “Cairo isn’t about to jettison that kind of attitude, but at the same time, it has a strikingly serious view about security along its border with Libya. If Cairo decides to move, it would probably do so coordinating with the rest of its own regional axis, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE.”"
End of Tripoli siege raises fears of full-scale proxy war in Libya
In The News, 26 June 2020 Tags: Libya, Middle East and North Africa
"“The Libyan situation will have an impact on the extradition process,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “There are four big militias in the Tripoli area, and the SDF are one. They are a powerful outfit, they are armed, uniformed, and have a rank structure within them.There is the Government of National Accord, but the government does not control the militias. If you are trying for extradition you are not just dealing with the government - that will make it complex. What these militia seek are material resources and legitimacy and power.”"
One year on from the Manchester Arena bombing these are the questions that are still unanswered
In The News, 21 May 2018 Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Libya, UK, Terrorism
"Justin Bronk, a research fellow and combat airpower specialist at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, said he believed the drone attack could encourage similar attacks - and not only by the US. "It would be interesting to see - as countries across the Middle East are acquiring long-range drones – whether there will be an increased use of them on Libya by these countries.""
ANALYSIS: US 'war on terror' thrusts deep into Libya with drone strike
In The News, 3 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Military Sciences, Libya
" “It’s the first really serious round of diplomatic activity that Tillerson has been involved with,” he said. “They’re trying to achieve a more coordinated position on some of these issues.”"
United States backs UN efforts to resolve Libya crisis
In The News, 15 September 2017 Tags: United States, International Security Studies, Libya, Middle East and North Africa
""Violent extremists are content to wear different labels as 'flags of convenience' in pursuit of their aims," he said. "As we're also seeing in other territories like Syria, and the Yemen, the old divisions between AQ and groups like Daesh are mattering less and less.""
Isil 'regrouping in southern Libya with support of al-Qaeda and preparing for further attacks'
In The News, 1 March 2017 Tags: Libya, Middle East and North Africa
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