Mary Fitzgerald comes back on the show to discuss the conflict in Libya. Topics we covered include:

• The two competing parliaments, their strengths and weaknesses, and the various armed groups that make up their coalitions
• The complexity of the conflict, and the importance of resisting simplistic narratives to describe the situation
• Political leaders’ ability to control the armed groups operating in Libya
• Attempts by the UN and UN Special Representative Bernadino Leon to deal with the crisis
• Contradictions between what Libyan political leaders say and what they do
• External actors’ role in the development and escalation of the crisis
• How Libya’s oil factors into the conflict
• What could come next in the Libyan conflict

Make sure you check out the upcoming book that Mary co-authored: The Libyan Revolution and its Aftermath - you can pre-order it on Amazon.

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