Opinions
Perspectives from Libyan voices and experts, offering analysis, debate, and ideas on the country’s most pressing challenges.
Fiscal Dominance in Libya: How Government Spending Shapes the Dinar
When the Libyan dinar weakens in the parallel market, explanations usually focus on foreign exchange shortages or speculative activity. But...
Why Libya Remains Greece’s Hardest Challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean
For Athens, Libya is no longer a secondary file but a central front in its wider contest with Turkey across...
Between Political Deadlock and Isolated Islands: How Decision Making Conflicts are Weighing on the Libyan Economy
Libya’s economy continues to pay the price for a fractured political system in which power is split across competing institutions...
As the Gulf burns, can Libya capitalize on rising energy prices?
Since the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28, global energy markets have been reeling...
What could be the effects of a war in the Gulf on Libya?
As U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran spread to the Gulf countries — and fail to produce a rapid regime...
Libya’s FX Gap: The Structural Arithmetic Behind Dinar Instability
When the Libyan dinar weakens in the parallel market, public debate often attributes the movement to speculation, seasonal liquidity shortages,...
The African Union’s Future in Conflict Management
Since its establishment in 2002, succeeding the Organization of African Unity, the African Union has sought to move beyond the...
Libya as a Game Changer in the Turkey–Greece Energy Contest
In the long-running geopolitical rivalry between Turkey and Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya has once again emerged as a...
An Analysis of the US Administration’s Approach to North Africa
With every presidential transition in Washington, foreign policy priorities are revisited under the banner of ‘reassessment’. Geography, however, does not...
Ta3een System in Libya: How Patronage Appointments Inflate the Public Sector
In Libya, the concept of “ta3een” (تعيين), loosely translated as “appointment,” has become emblematic of a deeply entrenched system within...
