The Gulf and Europe: Libya's proxy war is a web of conflicting narratives
Nicola Pedde
The Libya crisis is characterised by multiple different narratives, each serving the interests of one or more of the many actors competing on the ground for the remains of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's former Jamahiriya.
The dramatic reality, however, is a conflict determined almost exclusively by international interests far removed from local society.
In particular, Libya is being shaped by the crisis in the Gulf, with Qatar, Turkey and Italy pitted against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and France, with the Gulf states the most important players.
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