UN Mediation in Libya
Podcast: Babel: Translating the Middle EastPublished On: Tue Mar 09 2021
Description: This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Stephanie Williams, formerly the acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General and the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. They talk about why the conflict in Libya has lasted this long, the importance of facilitating a Libyan-Libyan resolution to the conflict, and her role as a mediator in the process. Then, Natasha Hall, Will Todman, and Jon discuss their own experiences with mediation elsewhere in the region. NYTimes Editorial Board, "Can Libya Put Itself Back Together Again?" NYTimes, March 8, 2021. Stephanie Turco Williams and Jeffrey Feltman, "Can a political breakthrough mend a broken Libya?" Brookings, February 17, 2021. Brookings Event, "Nonstate armed actors and the US Global Fragility Strategy," Brookings, February 18, 2021. Episode Transcript, "UN Mediation in Libya," CSIS, March 9, 2021.
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