| ID | 115327 |
| Title Proper | Libya in the shadow of Iraq |
| Other Title Information | the old guard versus the Thuwwar in the battle for stability |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pelham, Nicolas |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In formulating its plans for government, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the political arm of the anti-Qaddafi uprising in 2011, was heavily guided by international thinking regarding the experience of de-Ba'athification in Iraq. In attempting to avoid 'reliving the Iraq war', the NTC, made a conscious decision to integrate the 'Old Guard' into the new order, but thereby created new challenges by alienating those who had led the rebellion. This Eyewitness is based on insights - from the author's interviews in Libya (particularly at the Second Congress of the rebel militias of April 2012), and argues that the fledgling central authority added to post-Qaddafi instability by failing to secure the buy-in of the rebel militias into their post-conflict vision of a civilian order, replete with elections. It concludes that in their zeal to correct the mistakes the West made in Iraq, Libya's new authorities may well have over compensated creating fresh obstacles to the country's stabilization and reconstruction. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.4; Aug 2012: p.539-548 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.4; Aug 2012: p.539-548 |
| Key Words | Libya ; Iraq ; National Transitional Council (NTC) ; Stabilization |