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among the issues with people not having any knowledge of hybrid regimes in the global South is the fact that everyone assumes contemporary authoritarian governance looks like 20th century totalitarianism
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
among the issues with people not having any knowledge of hybrid regimes in the global South is the fact that everyone assumes contemporary authoritarian governance looks like 20th century totalitarianism
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My latest for @mecouncil.bsky.social unpacks how a bid to rein in militias in #Tripoli unraveled into a war of militias, & what is now at stake.
International policy must now pivot from managing dysfunction to enabling transition before #Libya's history repeats itself.
International policy must now pivot from managing dysfunction to enabling transition before #Libya's history repeats itself.
In Tripoli, A War on Militias Quickly Becomes a War of Militias
A recent upsurge in violence in the Libyan capital portends a familiar and dangerous path for the war-torn country, and the urgent need for a political reset.
mecouncil.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My latest for @mecouncil.bsky.social unpacks how a bid to rein in militias in #Tripoli unraveled into a war of militias, & what is now at stake.
International policy must now pivot from managing dysfunction to enabling transition before #Libya's history repeats itself.
International policy must now pivot from managing dysfunction to enabling transition before #Libya's history repeats itself.
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And you know who is in no position to comment on these plans? The EU and its member states, who have been seeking to trap migrants in Libya for the past eight years.
If the first deportation flight to Libya does leave today, we will find out which of the two rival ruling families the Trump administration has reached a deal with. It's most likely the Haftars, believing they can handle the negative public reaction this will trigger.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
And you know who is in no position to comment on these plans? The EU and its member states, who have been seeking to trap migrants in Libya for the past eight years.