Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
- Associate Professor, Colgate University
Whether or not elections will be able to seal the breach in the Libyan polity remains an open question.
If a negotiated agreement is ever found, it is most likely to fall within the realm of free association rather than outright independence or integration in Morocco.
The peace process has unfolded in fits and starts, and thus far there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Can the key external enablers of Libya’s conflict also be peacemakers?
A serious concern is the possibility of a long, drawn-out siege of Libya’s capital, Tripoli.
Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed.
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