Libya Will Put Washington’s New Peacebuilding Strategy to the Test

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Libya Will Put Washington’s New Peacebuilding Strategy to the Test

By any definition, Libya is a so-called fragile state and a high-priority challenge for international security. Since 2011, it has been wracked by repeated cycles of internal division and proxy warfare.

By Erica Gaston

Published on May 16, 2022

World Politics Review

About the Author

Erica Gaston

Former Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Dr. Erica L. Gaston was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Security North Africa Libya

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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