Virginie Collombier is Professor of Practice at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome. She has led several projects combining research and mediation in Libya. Wolfram Lacher is a senior associate at Berlin's German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and the author of Libya's Fragmentation.
'An outstanding set of contributors detail the complexities of the social, military and financial conflicts that have wracked Libya for the past decade, negating simplistic narratives prevalent among the international community. Essential reading for those who have not yet understood the costs and consequences of foreign backing for malign actors in Libya's tragedy.' -- Ian Martin, former Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, and author of All Necessary Measures? The United Nations and International Intervention in Libya 'A brilliant study of the societal impact of Libya's enduring conflict. A must-read for anybody interested in understanding how wars can lacerate a country's identity and its social fabric, leaving lasting scars that have yet to heal.' -- Claudia Gazzini, Senior Analyst for Libya, International Crisis Group 'An exceptionally deeply researched, pathbreaking collection which examines at a granular level the profound and understudied ways in which endemic violence has reshaped politics and society in Libya since 2011.' -- Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, and Director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, George Washington University