Publication

Feb 2015

This alert argues that four years after the toppling of Qaddafi, Libya is perilously close to economic collapse. Growing political factionalism and the prevalence of security vacuums have facilitated the proliferation of armed militia groups, while the destruction of the country’s oil infrastructure poses a serious risk to any chance of future economic prosperity, the authors contend.

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Author Florence Gaub, José Luengo-Cabrera
Series EUISS ISSUE Alerts
Issue 14
Publisher European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
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