On 23 November, Emadeddin Badi, released with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) its latest research, focusing on armed groups in Libya and perspectives for the security sector reform. Articulated in three parts, the research aims at mapping the evolution of Libya’s security structures as modified by the 2011 revolution, and their correlation with Libyan social structures. In his demonstration, Badi identifies the Libyan security sector as hybrid, a complex mix between formal and informal institutions and actors, with different levels of reach. For Badi, this hybrid nature consequently renders impractical the traditional approaches to security sector reforms. In this light, he particularly calls in his recommendations for security sector reform (SSR) approaches to consider economic issues to understand the motivations of armed groups. Indeed, as demonstrated by scholars (see Pack’s conceptual framework on this subject), economic tensions lie at the heart of the Libyan conflict and must be addressed for an effective stabilization of the country?Click here to read the full research.
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Exploring Armed Groups in Libya