Libya: Libya a ‘political testing ground’ that recurs at the highest global cost, producing ‘frozen chaos’ instead of a settlement

A Middle East Monitor analytical report has criticized the United Nations’ efforts. These efforts aimed to find a political settlement for the Libyan crisis. They involved successive UN missions over 15 years. The report considers Libya a “costly and repetitive political testing ground” since 2011.

According to the report, 11 UN envoys have served in Libya. This has happened since Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow in 2011. Each envoy, including the latest, Hannah Tetteh, arrived with…