Course Project: Literature Review on the Destabilization of Libya

This literature review examines the destabilization of Libya, focusing on the underlying causes and potential consequences. It analyzes sources that highlight the absence of a unifying government, the threat of ethical wars between dominant tribes like the Tuareg and Tubu, and the inequitable distribution of resources in Southern Libya. The review also addresses the flow of illegal weapons and the emergence of militia groups, emphasizing the urgent need for research and intervention to address these security threats. The sources cited discuss the impact of these issues on national security and the potential for broader regional instability, underlining the importance of understanding and addressing the root causes of Libya's destabilization.

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LITERATURE REVIEW
Southern Libya destabilized the case of Ubari by Rebecca Murray
http://dehai.org/dehai/assets/dehai/2017/148540-Southern%20Libya%20Destabilized-
The%20Case%20of%20Ubari.pdf
This journal source recognizes the need for research on the need for security in Libya.
The journal focuses on the Southern part of Libya for examples, but it is a reflection of the rest of
the nation. The threat of lasting peace in Libya and its surrounding is the absence of a unifying
Libyan government. The two dominant tribes, therefore, that include Tuareg and Tubu are likely
to begin an ethical war. The moral conflict is to battle for national and local power. The lack of
infrastructural development in the last few years is likely to promote the collapse of the Ubari
peace agreement. When the Ubari peace agreement falls, it might create a security threat to the
national security as the war, and its effects are likely to spread all over Libya (Murray 2017).
Carnegie Endowment for international peace journal
http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/30/insecurity-and-governance-challenges-in-
southern-libya-pub-68451.
This literature focuses on the primary sources of security in Libya. The leading causes
that the article points out requires the severe and timely intervention of research from the
National Security Council. The primary drive to insecurity is the inequitable distribution of
resources. Southern Libya feels sidelined over the supply distributed by it. They are further
denied access to the rich oil fields of Libya most of which belong to them. The people of
Southern Libya also feel irritated by the interference of northern political actors in their space.
The article lastly describes the intervention of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda who exploits the

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weakness of the Southern logistics to use the place for training. These stresses the need to
complete research about Libyan security threat while focusing on the Southern part (Wehrey
2017).
Libya Herald. The independent Libya online library by Grammizzi
https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/06/27/libya-remains-the-main-source-of-
destabilization-of-the-sahel-countries-a-report/.
This article focuses on the flow of illegal weapon through Libya and its surrounding. The
guns that are accessible by Libyans and other people who might efficiently use them to cause
severe damage to the security of the country. The illegal weapons are transited through Chad.
These flows seemed to have not reduced, but supplies of individual who order guns have yet
stopped. The demand for these weapons has remained relatively high with the fear of security
threat remaining high. The concern is propelled by the lack of a stable unifying government. The
easy access of weapon to Libyans, therefore, remains a threat to the national state security
prompting the need for research (Gramizzi 2017)
Stability. International journal of security development (Ricardo Rene Laremont)
https://www.stabilityjournal.org/articles/10.5334/sta.b
The journal discusses security issues over the emergence of militia groups in Libya. After
security destabilized further militia grew thereby threatening the national security council of
Libya. There is an emergence of militia group that include Libya Shield and Ramallah Sahati
Brigade. Post-army leaders lead these militia groups. They are operated by very young

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operatives, who the government has tried every opportunity to silent all but in vain. The initiative
by the government to pay this militia so that they provide order in the street has worked in
reducing the militia’s cruel operation. The government is threatened by the increasing youths
joining the militia group. The country has approximately 8 % of the children entering the army
annually. These threaten the future security of the nation. These therefore prompts the need for a
research.
References
Murray, R., 2017. SOUTHERN LIBYA DESTABILIZED.

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Wehrey, F. M. (2017). Insecurity and Governance Challenges in Southern Libya. Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
Erdağ, R. (2017). Overlay and Transition in Libya. In Libya in the Arab Spring (pp. 21-45).
Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Tubiana, J., & Gramizzi, C. (2017). Tubu Trouble: State and Statelessness in the Chad-Sudan-
Libya Triangle.