Amanda B. Kadlec served on the UN Security Council Panel of Experts for Libya from 2019-2020. She is a doctoral candidate in the Security Studies Department at King's College London exploring the impact of global power competition on democratisation in transitioning states.
As all eyes turn to the Ukrainian front, Russia's Wagner Group is just the right low-cost and low-risk tool to employ to give Putin an edge in Africa and based on evidence so far, the geopolitical map is steadily shifting, writes Amanda Kadlec.
After multiple failed attempts over the past ten years to establish a democracy for Libya using elections as the starting point, it is time for the United Nations to rethink its approach, writes Amanda Kadlec.