On 19 May, the Cambridge MENA Forum’s Manara magazine published an analysis article by Andrew Cheatham, a Senior Advisor for Global Policy at the United States Institute of Peace, entitled ‘Libya can move past its current political deadlock, but it will take work to maintain any ‘deal’’. In his article, Cheatham argues that there should be more focus on how Libya will sustain peace once a political deal is reached, rather than the narrow focus on who should lead the country out of crisis. He adds that in order to end the continuous cycles of hope and cynicism, often associated with ongoing failure to reach an agreement, ‘political deals must be accompanied by meaningful reforms and development activities—starting with the security sector’. Cheatham concludes that ‘any path toward sustained peace and stability for Libya will require leaders to deliver dividends to the Libyan people for their confidence and support—first and foremost in the form of basic security, and beyond that, in overall governance reforms and economic development’.
Read the full article here.