“Libya 2020: new features of the conflict and prospects for settlement”
The event was organized as part of the “Middle East Meetings” - a joint project of the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and World Policy HSE University and the Russian Middle East Association.
The lecturer discussed with the participants of the lecture about new changes in the Libyan conflict. According to him, in 2019, attempts at political settlement of the conflict in Libya were thwarted by an unprecedented escalation of armed confrontation. It covered the most densely populated north-western part of the country and was characterized by the highest intensity of hostilities for 5 years. The consistent internationalization of the conflict was the result of the involvement of many nations of the Arab world, Africa and Europe. Moreover, the conflict is steadily transforming from an intra-Libyan conflict into a regional one, not only involving new actors, but also integrating the neighboring zones of instability into a single node of problems and threats to security.