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Libya after Qaddafi : lessons and implications for the future
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The 2011 overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi by internationally backed rebel groups has left Libya's new leaders with a number of post-conflict challenges, including establishing security,...
The 2011 overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi by internationally backed rebel groups has left Libya's new leaders with a number of post-conflict challenges, including establishing security, building political and administrative institutions, and restarting the economy. This report assesses these challenges, the impact of the limited international role in efforts to overcome them, and possible future roles for the international community.
Details
- Creator
- Christopher S. Chivvis, Jeffrey Martini
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Santa Monica, California : Rand Corporation, 2014
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (117 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780833084903, 9780833084897, 0833084909, 0833084895, 0833084925, 9780833084927
- OCLC
- ocn875439714
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Post-Conflict Approach; Chapter Two: Security After the War; Porous Borders and Widespread Arms; The Need for Far-Reaching Security Sector Reform; Armed Groups After the War; The Breakdown of the Rebel Disarmament Effort; The Proliferation of Conflicts; Jihadism and al Qaeda in Libya; Box 2.1: Major Armed Groups in Libya; Chapter Three: Statebuilding Challenges; The National Transitional Council; The Federalist Challenge; Challenges to General National Congress
- Box 3.1: The Role of the Exile CommunityConstitutional Challenges; Political Outlook; Chapter Four: Economic Stabilization and the Oil Economy; The Contraction and Recovery of Libya's Oil Production; The Oil "Curse" and Libya's Political Economic Challenges; Managing Libya's Energy Wealth; Libya's Economic Future; Chapter Five: Alternative Strategies; Could an Interim Stabilization Force Have Made a Difference?; How Big a Force Would Have Been Needed?; Would Such a Force Have Been Feasible?; Conclusion; Chapter Six: Libya's Future Path-Steps for the International Community
- Provide Support for a National Reconciliation Process Strengthen Libya's National Security Forces; Help Libya Strengthen Border Security; Help Libya Strengthen Its Public Administration; Prepare for the Possibility of Another Intervention; Bibliography