Opinion: My 2 Cents – A Vision for a new Libya

By Hafed Al-Ghwell and Daniel Heath. Washington DC, 19 May 2013: In Northern Ireland there is a city with two names.  For nationalists, those who wish to leave the UK and join the Republic of Ireland, the city is called Derry.  For unionists, those wanting to remain in…

Opinion: My 2 Cents: Libya’s Financial Sector

By Hafed Al-Ghwell. Washington DC, 13 May 2013: One of the undisputed features of the oil-based Libyan economy over the past half a century or so, is the dominance of the State in all aspects of economic life. Oil dependency, and the resulting supremacy of State in the management…

Opinion: What the World Needs to Know About Libya

By Donna Hicks.   Cambridge, MA, USA, 12 May 2013: A remarkable event took place in Tripoli last week – the first of it’s kind since the liberation of Libya.  Co-sponsored by the Italian NGO Ara Pacis and the Libya NGO, Al Mubadara Libya Asalam, a conference was held…

Opinion: To Isolate or Not to Isolate – that is the question.

By Niz Ben-Essa Tripoli, 12 May 2013: Over the last few days I’ve found people constantly asking me…

Opinion: The Zeidan government needs to improve its media output

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 6 May 2013: Speaking in a live interview just after midnight yesterday on the…

Opinion: My 2 Cents: Economic recovery in Libya – Thoughts about social and economic reintegration of armed groups

By Hafed Al-Ghwell. Washington DC, 6 May 2013:  Given recent headlines, no one can now deny that Libya…

Opinion: A Libyan in Syria – Impressions from Aleppo

By Ayoub Almadani 1 May 2013: “Did you decide to join us on our trip to Aleppo? If…

My 2 Cents: The “Libyan Personality” and Libya’s economic challenges

By Hafed Al-Ghwell. Washington DC, 29 April 2013: Dear Reader, I have accepted the kind invitation of the…

       

Opinion: Come Together Right Now

By Ismail B. Suayah. North Carolina, 25 April 2013: “And hold fast, all of you together, to the…

Opinion: Diversification of Libya’s economy – make hay while the sun shines.

By Sami Zaptia. Washington DC, 19 April 2013: With China reporting slower growth than expected, the IMF lowering…

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