“I think that it’s premature to call Libya a democracy because political order is still so fragile there and the command by the state over the means of violence is still so inadequate that I think state building remains a major challenge. And until the militias can be reined in and the authority of the democratically-elected state can really be firmly established, there’s still tremendous fragility and vulnerability in the unfolding story in Libya.”
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Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond is a renowned scholar specializing in the fields of democratization, political development, and social change. His research spans multiple countries and regions, making significant contributions to democratic theory and practice. more