Libya's Displacement Crisis

Megan Bradley is assistant professor of political science and development studies at McGill University, a nonresident fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. Ibrahim Fraihat is a senior foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution's Doha Center, adjunct professor in international conflict resolution at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar. Houda Mzioudet is a freelance journalist, commentator, and researcher on Libyan and Tunisian affairs and the coauthor of the Brookings Institution's Doha Center analysis paper (with Roman David) titled "Personnel Change or Personal Change? Rethinking Libya's Political Isolation Law."

• Introduction: Conceptual Issues Chronology 1. Background: A Fallen Regime, Victor's Justice, and Resurgent ViolenceThe Fall of the Gaddafi RegimeThe Rise of Victor's JusticeThe Initial Displacement CrisisCivil War and the Reescalation of the Displacement Crisis 2. A Growing Crisis: Internal Displacement in Post-Gaddafi LibyaA "Constant Nightmare": Daily Life and Protection Challenges for Libyan IDPsLackluster Responses and Barriers to Solutions 3. Precarious Refuge: Displaced Libyans in North AfricaInto the Shadows: Libyans' Search for Invisibility in Neighboring CountriesInsecure Status, Lack of Documentation, and Fear of ReturnDeclining Living ConditionsDismantling an "Army of Opposition," Advancing Durable Solutions 4. Durable Solutions: Obstacles and ProspectsThe Lynchpin: Security and Rule of LawParticipation in Dialogues and NegotiationsTransitional Justice, Reconciliation, and the Resolution of Displacement Conclusions and RecommendationsShorter-Term RecommendationsLonger-Term Recommendations (Relevant for a Postconflict Context) About the Authors

Stellar analysis of Libya's war . . . astute observations regarding the need for more durable "reintegration" solutions . . . break[s] the barrier of distance and challenges us to do the same.