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Reporting on Libya’s Economy and Beyond

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Perspectives from Libyan voices and experts, offering analysis, debate, and ideas on the country’s most pressing challenges.  

As Conflict in The Gulf Intensifies, Is Libyan Crude Now a Safer Bet?
Energy

As Conflict in The Gulf Intensifies, Is Libyan Crude Now a Safer Bet?

The renewed escalation across the Gulf, including direct confrontation between Iran, United States, Israel, has once again placed global energy...

Libya as a Game Changer in the Turkey–Greece Energy Contest
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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
Opinions

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
Economy

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...

Franco-Turkish Rivalry in Libya: Between Historic Influence and New Strategy
Opinions

Franco-Turkish Rivalry in Libya: Between Historic Influence and New Strategy

North Africa has always been an open arena for the struggle for influence between regional and international powers. However, over...

Libya Latin America Diplomacy: A New Strategic Outreach Beyond Europe and the Arab World
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Libya Latin America Diplomacy: A New Strategic Outreach Beyond Europe and the Arab World

In light of the rapid transformations in the international scene, there has become an urgent need for Libya to expand...

Libya Oil Industry: Conflict, Control, and the Fight for Economic Stability
Opinions

Libya Oil Industry: Conflict, Control, and the Fight for Economic Stability

Libya possesses Africa’s largest proven oil reserves and, in proportion to its population, ranks among the most oil-rich economies worldwide....

Libya-Europe Relations: Missed Opportunities and the Search for a New Mediterranean Partnership
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Libya-Europe Relations: Missed Opportunities and the Search for a New Mediterranean Partnership

For more than a decade, Libyan-European relations have been in a strange state of “indecisiveness.”   They are neither antagonistic...

Libya UN Security Council Candidacy 2028-2029: A Bid to Reclaim Global Influence
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Libya UN Security Council Candidacy 2028-2029: A Bid to Reclaim Global Influence

Libya’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2028–2029 represents a diplomatic step with...

Libya-Greece Maritime Agreement: Balancing Mediterranean Power Dynamics
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Libya-Greece Maritime Agreement: Balancing Mediterranean Power Dynamics

The emerging Libyan–Greek understanding on maritime boundary delimitation comes at a highly sensitive regional moment, where the issues of gas...