Libya: the challenges of an unfinished transition

Dr Umberto Profazio, IISS Analyst for Libya and Emile Hokayem, Senior Fellow for Middle East Security at IISS discuss: security-sector reforms, including the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes; the resurgence of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and its impact on the peace process and Libya’s infrastructure; the revised UN Action Plan and its strategies to strengthen democracy; regional and international competition over Libya.

This briefing is the eighth instalment in a series of conflict briefings presented by the IISS Armed Conflict Database team. Each month our analysts draw on the database as they zoom in on a conflict, highlighting key developments and their relevance, in an interactive discussion.