Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Claudia Gazzini is the International Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Libya. She has covered this role since 2012. Between October 2017 and March 2018 she also served as policy advisor to Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). She researches and produces reports on security, politics and economic governance of Libya, including its oil sector. She travels regularly throughout Libya. Areas of Expertise Politics, security and economy of Libya. Professional Background Prior to joining Crisis Group, Claudia worked for the Associated Press in Rome and for Reuters in Jakarta. She was Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute in Fiesole (Florence) and visiting fellow at the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University (IL). She did her post-graduate studies in Middle Eastern History at Princeton University and Oxford University. Languages Italian (native) English (fluent) Arabic (conversant) Spanish (conversant) French (conversant) Indonesian (conversant) In The News 28 Apr 2022 None of the foreign actors backing the two Libyan sides want to compromise the rekindled dialogue for the sake of launching a war in Libya against the other side. Financial Times Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya 2 Dec 2021 There’s a palpable fear ... that candidates [for the presidential election in Libya] that are very polarizing will contest the results either if they run or don’t run, if... Washington Post Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya 23 Nov 2021 This is the first time that Libya has held presidential elections, and the powers attributed to the president in the current elections law are huge. Middle East Eye Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya 23 Jun 2021 The Libyan parliament and the executive were not able to drive the [peace] process forward alone. This was why tensions between rival groups had increased again in recent... Al Jazeera Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya 5 May 2021 There is not doubt that if [Egypt and Turkey] find a way to work together [...], this will reflect in pushing forward political stability in Libya. Associated Press Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya 26 Apr 2021 If you start with the NATO-led intervention, the big lesson learned was that this planted the seeds for the disarray that followed [in Libya]. The Guardian Claudia Gazzini Senior Analyst, Libya Latest Updates Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 21 October 2022 Can a New UN Envoy Help Resolve Libya’s Political Crisis? Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 10 June 2022 Peacemaking After Ukraine: A Look at Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 14 April 2022 The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa Also available in العربية Podcast / Africa 29 April 2021 What Déby’s Death Means for Chad and the Region Q&A / Africa 22 April 2021 Chad: What are the risks after Idriss Déby’s death? Also available in العربية, Français Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 18 March 2021 Good News in Libya? Load more