Seth J. Frantzman

Libya is now the Middle East’s most important proxy war

A military spokesman for the Government of National Accord at a newly seized airbase, southwest of the capital Tripoli, on 18 May, 2020 (Photo by MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Libya has been in the midst of civil war for almost a decade. However, in the last year, the conflict has escalated and become a regional proxy war. This matters because Libya is a gateway for migrants coming to Europe and because whoever wins in Libya will emerge a powerful figure in the Middle East.

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Seth J. Frantzman

Seth Frantzman is the author of Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machine, Artificial Intelligence and the Battle for the Future (Bombardier 2021) and an adjunct fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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