Lessons Learned and Forgotten: How the Western Balkans Experience Could Help Libya
Lessons Learned and Forgotten: How the Western Balkans Experience Could Help Libya

Author(s): Authors Various
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: Western Balkans; Libya; international relations; Middle East and North African region (MENA); security sector
Summary/Abstract: With the Arab Spring shaking the Middle East throughout last year, the international community has found itself involved in a transitional spree similar to the one that occurred in Europe during the nineties. Whether the political transition was accompanied by more violence (like Libya) or less violence (like Egypt and Tunisia) or with or without direct engagement by international forces, these countries now face a crucial and sensitive “stabilization phase” that will determine the extent of future progress towards stability and democracy. Humanitarian issues, dysfunctional or inexistent state institutions and rampant economic crisis are the main characteristics of this phase, whose sensitivity lies mostly in its proneness to renewed conflict. One of the most important tools for stabilization of a state is security sector reform (SSR).

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