If Haftar is welcomed as a political representative, he will likely ask for something political in exchange, and this could ultimately disrupt UN mediation efforts in the long term
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The Italians recognise there won’t be elections for a while and want to work with Dbeibah in the meantime, while also betting on the NOC, a guarantor of stability alongside Libya’s central bank
As a matter of fact, the Italian government believes that the NOC president is able to overcome the turmoil in Libya
The new government has realized that the Libyan crisis is an endemic one
The only solution is a stabilization of Libya. It is neither easy nor immediate, but it is the only solution that can yield results
Arturo Varvelli comments on the control of migration flows along the Central Mediterranean route
Unfortunately the Libyan crisis has turned into a sort of chronic crisis
Negotiating new agreements with the Libyan leadership would certainly be extremely complicated right now, given that the country is once again divided among different authorities
Lorena Stella Martini comments on the approach that a new Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni might adopt on migration
It is really difficult to understand how to solve the situation in Libya except by resetting the whole system, not only at a political but also at a military level
The outcome leaves Dbeibah stronger for now, but only underlines the need for a still absent political process
They can weaken a major Russian foreign policy interest, stabilize a key energy route between North Africa and Europe, and transform a source of instability into a valuable partner