The blueprint of chaos: How the 2011 ‘Libya model’ orchestrated a decade of global disorder

The tragic irony of the Libyan experience is that its lessons were never truly learned

This March marks 15 years since the UN Security Council committed its most consequential error of the 21st century. By authorizing intervention in Libya (Resolution 1973) under the guise of R2P – ‘responsibility to protect’ – the international community acted on emotional narratives rather than facts. What was framed as a humanitarian necessity “to protect civilians” has...