Our work on Libya focuses on scenarios for political transition, state building and economic reconstruction in Libya.

The Chatham House Libya Working Group, established in February 2011 and convened by Sir Richard Dalton, meets regularly throughout the year and seeks to widen the framework of political debate on Libya, leading to innovative policy recommendations which influence critical policy decisions.

Transition Process
The Libya Working Group met recently to examine questions on electoral politics, power sharing, transitional justice and the economy. A summary presents the findings.
Details. 

Prospects and Challenges
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt, Richard Dalton, and journalists Lindsey Hilsum and Ashur al-Shamis, discussed the issues facing the Libyan regime, the opposition and the international community. Transcript/Video

About the Libya Working Group

The Libya Working Group meets every 2 to 3 months, bringing together experts from a wide range of backgrounds and sectors and providing a forum for the sharing of expertise and the debate of new ideas. Meetings take the form of multi disciplinary roundtable discussions, held under the Chatham House Rule.

The next event is on 23 May 2012. Details.

Events and Summaries:

Libya's Recovery: Prospects and Perils, February 2012 
Workshop Summary

Libya: Challenges after Liberation, November 2011
Workshop Summary 

Libya: Policy Options for Transition, August 2011
Workshop Summary

Libya: Prospects and Challenges, June 2011

Libya's Future: Towards Transition, May 2011
Workshop Summary 

Libya's Future, March 2011
Workshop Summary

We are currently seeking further funding to enable this project to continue. 

For more information on the working group, please contact Helen Twist.

Resources

Was it Worth it? Reflections on the Libyan Revolution
Audio, Transcript, Video, April 2012
Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News

Libya's Recovery: Prospects and Perils
Workshop Summary, February 2012 

Libya Study Group
Workshop Summary, January 2012 

Responding to Migration from Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Libya
Briefing Paper
Khalid Koser, November 2011

Libya: Challenges after Liberation
Workshop Summary, November 2011 

Libya and the Limits of Liberal Intervention
Richard Dalton, The Independent on Sunday, October 2011 

What Next for the Arab Spring?
Jane Kinninmont, The Scotsman, October 2011 

Libya's New Era and UK Engagement
Richard Dalton, Expert Comment, October 2011

Libya's New Era: Lessons from Iraq
Gareth Stansfield, Expert Comment, October 2011

Gaddafi's Death is Warning Sign to Dictators
Rime Allaf, The New York Times, October 2011 

Libyan Operations: A Defence Perspective
Transcript - Defence Lecture, September 2011

Libya: Policy Options for Transition
Workshop Summary, August 2011 

National Transitional Council Faces a Tricky Balancing Act
Jane Kinninmont, The Scotsman, August 2011

Libya Rattles the Region
Jane Kinninmont, Expert Comment, August 2011 

How Would Libya's Next Government Take Shape?
Jane Kinninmont, The Guardian, August 2011 

Libya: Prospects and Challenges
Transcript - Alistair Burt MP, Sir Richard Dalton, Lindsey Hilsum, Ashur Al-Shamis, June 2011

Libya's Future: Towards Transition
Workshop Summary, May 2011

UK Defence: A Test Case
Paul Cornish, The World Today, May 2011

NATO: Lessons From Libya
Benoit Gomis, The World Today, May 2011

Libya's False Chaos Theory
Jane Kinninmont, The Guardian, April 2011

Libya's Future
Workshop Summary, March 2011

Analysis: 'Dictator May Drag World Powers into Long Conflict'
Jane Kinninmont, The Scotsman, March 2011

Would Arming Rebels in Libya End Up Helping al Qaeda?
Alexis Crow, CNN, March 2011

The Fragile Nature of Intervention
Richard Dalton, The Economist, Video, March 2011