The Libyan Crisis: A Case of Failed Collective Security

On April 4, 2019, General Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the strongman of the Al Bayda government, a Libyan faction associated with the "Tobruk Parliament," launched an assault on the capital, Tripoli, in a final bid to conquer the country. Indeed, Libya has been divided since 2014 between the government of Tripoli, called the Government of National Accord (GNA), and the Al Bayda government, which emanates from the Tobruk parliament. Beyond a rivalry between these two groups, this represents a conflict between regional and international powers, each backing one of the warring parties.