Libya’s War Economy: Predation, Profiteering and State Weakness
Libya suffers from interlinked political, security and economic crises that are weakening state institutions, damaging its economy and facilitating the continued existence of non-state armed groups.
12 April
2018
Speakers
Tim Eaton, Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme
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Tim Eaton explains why Libya’s dysfunction has enabled the development of a war economy which is dynamic and constantly in flux.
Relative to earlier problems, there were signs of progress on several fronts in 2017: a reduction in human smuggling, a tripling in oil revenues, and increased local action against fuel smuggling. Yet the dynamics that have supported the war economy’s rise remain.
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