There is plenty of blame to go around in LibyaHafed Al-GhwellPeople inspect the damage following clashes between backers of rival governments in Libya's capital Tripoli. Oil production — and by extension the revenues from exports — has long had strategic, political and economic significance to the multitude of actors active in Libya. As Libyan factions reorient themselves and plan their next moves, international efforts remain rudderless and devoid of any sense of urgency. In essence, the international community has not only engineered the deliberate failures that are stifling progress in Libya, it has also become numb to the tragic consequences. Hafed Al-Ghwell is a non-resident senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
