Terror and tyranny have led Libya to a biblical catastrophe

15 Sept

Last week, an extraordinary downpour in eastern Libya led to the bursting of two dams. Then, metres high waters raced through central Derna destroying buildings and sweeping thousands away to their deaths. The natural human reaction is to see this as an unlucky tragedy and express genuine sympathy for the victims. Both Western and Islamic societies will invariably rally together to give relief aid. Yet our natural human response, and that of our political leaders, misses the real issue…

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LibyaJason PackNeo-PopulismNATO & its Adversaries

Jason Pack

Jason Pack is the Founder and Director of NATO & the Global Enduring Disorder. He is the founder of Libya-Analysis LLC and the non-profit Eye on ISIS, which creates the Libya Security Monitor. His most recent book, Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder (Hurst/Oxford University Press) explores what Libya’s dysfunctional economic structures, its ongoing civil war, and the lack of a coordinated international response to chaos in the country reveal about broader patterns in 21st century geopolitics.

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Terror and tyranny have led Libya to a biblical catastrophe

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