Outside of the stock market fibrillations, the fear is that Libya will run out of hydrocarbon revenues and that state coffers will be emptied, fostering instability and illicit economic activities
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If those sponsoring the Unsmil UN mission in Libya fail to take control and create space for a new political process, Libya will continue to disintegrate on every front
Libya is gradually slipping into a sphere of influence that should be of concern to us Europeans and also to the Americans, which is the Russian one
Arturo Varvelli comments on the Moscow talks on the latest security and military developments in Libya
I do not think that this is a visit that can only be attributed to electoral reasons, considering that all the politicians who have tried to make a breakthrough in Libya have not gained much from it
Every pact delegates power and part of our interest to external actors, autocrats, more or less fragile states, or warlords
It would not be the first time that internal Libyan actors claim in some way to want unity and then instead disregard these chances and possibilities
Arturo Varvelli comments on the Libyan scenario and Tripoli’s willingness to form a joint force with the southern region
Libya is a hugely profitable area for Wagner
It would be foolish to think we can compete with China, the United Arab Emirates or even Turkey. To be meaningful, the Mattei Plan will have to fit into a broader framework of EU initiatives
Even if it will be signed, I don’t think the new pact on migration will have any real effect for the EU and Italy. Many of the problems will not be solved
Arturo Varvelli comments on Europe and migration at the end of the European Political Community in Granada
Moscow is focused on having an outpost in Libya and consolidating the relations with the country, while Haftar seeks new credibility and support from the Kremlin after Prigozhin’s death
Arturo Varvelli comments the encounter between Khalifa Haftar and Vladimir Putin, the first since 2019