The College of Political Science, University of Baghdad, recently convened a committee to discuss a Master’s thesis entitled “Russia’s Role in Conflict Management and Peacebuilding in Libya After 2011,” by the researcher Ghufran Qasim Abdul Ali and under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Faiq Hassan Jasem.
The thesis elucidated multiple aspects of the Arab nation, Libya, starting from its strategic location in Northern Africa that sets it up for mutual interactions with several neighboring countries. Notably, Libya shares borders with the Mediterranean Sea from the North, Egypt from the East, Sudan from the Southeast, Chad and Niger from the South, Algeria and Tunisia from the West. This complex geography makes it a vital focal point between North Africa and Asia on the one hand, and between the Maghreb region and the Western African coastline along the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Intrinsically, Libya is enriched with substantial natural resources, particularly gas and oil, which continue to captivate diverse foreign interests. However, to scrutinize the political situation in Libya, particularly post-2011 protests, regional and international powers played a crucial role, most notably in the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. However, in the aftermath, some of these bodies did not retain their political power, only to re-appear in the Libyan context to handle regional strifes in line with their interests.
