Media mentions – Libya

The situation will create a socio-economic crisis for Libya’s long-suffering population, one that could quickly turn violent given the rivalries still tearing the country apart

With reconstruction efforts affecting not only Derna but also other cities in Libya, Haftar and his sons want to show that the part they control is pacified

Diplomats may be busy stopping other wars in Ukraine and Gaza from growing into monstrous regional conflicts

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

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

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

Libya is a hugely profitable area for Wagner

For Italy, for long a middle power working as a bridge in the Wider Mediterranean, this is about retrieving that connecting capability and use it towards the Global South

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