| ID | 152468 |
| Title Proper | Libya |
| Other Title Information | teetering between war and diplomacy the islamic state’s role in Libya’s disintegration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ronen, Yehudit |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This analysis explores post-Qaddafi Libya as it becomes a failed state, alongside international efforts to mend its internal rifts and restore an effective government and thereby halt its national disintegration. Attaining a modus vivendi amongst the internal rival political and military actors looks to enable a war effort to loosen the grasp of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which infiltrated Libya’s Mediterranean coast in 2014 and gained a strategic foothold in the heart of Libya and nearby its oil ports – Libya’s economic lifeline. An internal agreement looks to rebuild the state security system that can confront the continuing tribal, ethnic, Salafi-jihadistic, and criminal militarisation of Libya, which also contributes to its bloody chaos. This exegesis focuses on the brief but challenging period of 2014-2016 in terms of the threats to Libya’s governmental and territorial integrity, outlining the principal junctures and actors. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 28, No.1; Mar 2017: p.110-127 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 28 No 1 |
| Key Words | Libya ; War and Diplomacy ; Islamic State’s Role ; Libya’s Disintegration |