Category: Regional Security

Analysis When Libyans speak about national security, attention often turns to the major coastal cities. Yet the truth is that Libya’s stability is often decided much farther south, across the vast desert frontiers stretching toward Chad, Niger, and Sudan. The south has always been Libya’s most exposed strategic space. Its difficult terrain, long unmonitored routes,…

Libyan authorities have confirmed that the main land border crossing with Egypt currently allows passage only for Libyan and Egyptian citizens. The announcement has drawn attention across eastern Libya and western Egypt, where the Salloum–Musaid crossing remains a major transit point for trade, labor movement, medical travel, and family visits. The clarification comes at a…

Cybersecurity has become one of the fastest-growing security challenges across the Middle East and North Africa. Governments now face organized cyber fraud networks that operate across borders, target financial systems, exploit weak digital infrastructure, and steal millions from individuals and institutions every year. Libya’s recent participation in INTERPOL’s “Operation Ramz” reflects a broader shift in…

Libya’s participation in Turkey’s EFES-2026 military exercise marks an important development for the country’s evolving security landscape. The exercise highlighted not only Turkey’s expanding regional defense partnerships, but also Libya’s growing efforts to improve military coordination, operational readiness, and international engagement. Held in western Turkey, EFES-2026 brought together more than 10,000 military personnel from around…

Libya remains one of the most important transit hubs for migration toward Europe. It also remains one of the most unstable environments for migrants, where insecurity does not end at sea, it continues inside detention systems, trafficking routes, and informal holding sites. Reports from humanitarian organizations and the UN consistently show that migrants in Libya…

The Sahel has become one of the most volatile security theatres in the world. Stretching across the semi-arid belt south of the Sahara, the region now faces a persistent and expanding wave of violent extremism that continues to destabilize states, displace populations, and reshape regional security dynamics. According to the Center for Preventive Action’s Global…

Libya and Niger have taken a new step toward rebuilding structured cooperation, signaling a broader effort to stabilize shared border regions and strengthen coordination across the Sahel. A Libyan delegation led by senior officials visited Niger this week for high-level talks focused on reviving bilateral agreements and expanding cooperation channels. Meetings brought together representatives from…