| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 44 pages) : color map (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Middle East/North Africa report ; no. 130 |
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ICG Middle East report ; no. 130.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Background : Libya's communal conflicts -- Filling the security vacuum -- Implementing ceasefires -- Unresolved conflicts in the west -- Forging peace -- Implementing peace : the central government's role -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The 11 September killing of the U.S. ambassador and three of his colleagues is a stark reminder of Libya's security challenges. It also should serve as a wake-up call. There is, of course, more than one way to look at the country today: as one of the more encouraging Arab uprisings, recovering faster than expected; or as a country of regions and localities pulling in different directions, beset by intercommunal strife and where well-armed groups freely roam. Evidence exists for both: successful elections on one hand, violent attacks on the other. In truth, the most and the least promising features of post-Qadhafi Libya stem from a single reality. Because the country lacks a fully functioning state, effective army or police, local actors -- notables, civilian and military councils, revolutionary brigades -- have stepped in to provide safety, mediate disputes and impose ceasefires. It will not be easy and will have to be done gingerly, but it is past time to reverse the tide, reform army and police and establish structures of a functioning state that can ensure implementation of ceasefire agreements and tackle root causes of conflict |
| Notes |
"14 September 2012." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ICG, viewed September 25, 2012) |
| Subject |
Internal security -- Libya
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Conflict management -- Libya
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Peace-building -- Libya
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Conflict management.
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Internal security.
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Peace-building.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Libya -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011003382
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Libya -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Libya.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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