Libya will hold parliamentary and presidential elections on Friday, December 24th. The country has been in transition since the end of Gaddafi era in 2011. From dictatorship to a semi-democratic process that ended with a civil war, Ahead of the crucial election, Foreign Affairs analyst, Maurizio Geri says Libya is now trying to restart its own democratization aiming to have peace and stability but warns that as every transition it cannot be done in a rush. Read more...


As recent security challenges demonstrate, fragile states and conflict-regions of the world are increasingly becoming safe havens for terrorists and transnational organized crimes. In Africa, terrorism is shrinking the continent’s investment space, and, in some cases, certain African countries are losing ground in their abilities to protect their citizens. Read more...