A solution for the Libyan crisis must be reached through cooperation from all major parties, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday, also stressing that Egypt is playing an important role in facilitating such cooperation.
For decades, Algeria has eschewed participation in international affairs. As a member of the non-aligned movement, the country has been described as “anti-Western,” “anti-capitalist,” and “insular.” Privately, American diplomats describe the government as one of the region’s most challenging to penetrate and understand. But over the last two years, there have been signs that Algeria is changing and starting to flex its economic and political muscles, which has accelerated in the wake of the war in Ukraine, with Algeria capitalizing on opportunities created by changes to global energy markets. Algeria has also increasingly asserted itself in the African Union and Arab League, stepped up its lobbying efforts in foreign capitals and is deepening ties with Beijing. But is Algeria ready for the responsibility that accompanies the role it is positioning to play?
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Analysis: With the rise of new political actors and a reshuffling of old alliances, Libya's political instability threatens to lead to violence, while the prospect of elections remains elusive.
U.N. Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, revealed she was in Istanbul on Thursday for talks about Libya with "senior representatives" from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, the U.N. diplomat said via Twitter on Saturday.