Guest post by Frank Talbot On December 17th, the much-anticipated Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) was signed in Al-Shkirat, Morocco. The international community congratulated the Libyans involved in the negotiations for their courage and pledged increased support to the nascent Government of National Accord (GNA). The mood back in Libya was much more reserved. Outspoken opponents […]
Getting the conflicting parties in Libya to agree to dialogue has been a long and frustrating process for Bernardino Leon, the Secretary General of the UN’s envoy to Libya. A draft agreement recently made public calls for a Government of National Accord, a unity government which would bridge the chaos currently enveloping the North African […]
If you think the hardest part of stabilizing Libya is the current negotiation process to end hostility – you are wrong. Even if the most earnest and unified of governments is formed it will be confronted by a fiscal crisis and public demands the likes for which it will be wholly unprepared. Managing this will […]
Next week, November 3rd, 2014, the European Parliament’s Development Committee will have an extraordinary meeting to discuss two crises and the European Union’s (EU) proposed approach to managing developmental issues post-2015. For Maltese organizations and developmental expertise, this represents an important opportunity to ensure that Malta’s Overseas Development Assistance priorities and the EU’s focus on […]