The attempt of a peace process in Libya is facing several substantial hindrances, where a variety of actors keep on inducing significant upheavals in its territory. Recently Turkey was observed to use Libya more and more as a playing field for its advancements – with some arguing that Turkey is becoming the new Russia on the geopolitical stage. In this week’s podcast Mark Leonard is joined by ECFR policy fellows Asli Aydıntaşbaş, and Tarek Megerisi as well as Nicu Popescu, Director of ECFR´s Wider Europe Program to discuss Turkey’s recent actions and aims in Libya. Is Turkey in Libya mirroring Russia in Syria?
See also:
“Deep sea rivals: Europe, Turkey, and new eastern Mediterranean conflict lines” by Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Cinzia Bianco, Hugh Lovatt, Tarek Megerisi.
This podcast was recorded on 4 June 2020.
Bookshelf:
- “Libya's Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict” by Wolfram Lacher
- “The Great Influenza: Tthe Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” by John M. Barry
- “Three Byzantine Military Treatises” by George T. Dennis
- “The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of -Geopolitics” by Ben Buchanan