Alison Pargeter is a North Africa and Middle East expert who has a particular focus on Libya, Tunisia and Iraq, as well as on political Islamist movements. Her latest book is Return to the Shadows: The Muslim Brotherhood and An-Nahda since the Arab Spring (Saqi, 2016). She is a senior research associate at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and a senior associate at global consultancy firm, Menas Associates. Her previous books include The Muslim Brotherhood: The Burden of Tradition (Saqi, 2010 / 2013); The New Frontiers of Jihad: Radical Islam in Europe (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008); and Libya: The Rise and Fall of Qaddafi (Yale University Press, 2012)
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLibya: damned if we do and damned if we don’tGiven the complex attitudes towards foreign interventions in Libya, we need a clear strategy that stands up to...
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Published in: HomeFailing LibyaIf peace and national unity in Libya seem remote five years after the fall of the Qadhafi regime, western powers and...
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Published in: HomeLibya’s downward spiralLibya after the Qadhafi regime is witnessing a complex array of struggles in which ambitions for power, claims to...
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Published in: HomeLibya and Islamism: the deeper story
The interpretation of Libya's elections of July 2012 as a victory for secularism is misleading. A more nuanced...
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Published in: HomeLibya: tests of renewal
The impending elections in Libya are a signal of the country's progress since the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime....
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Published in: HomeLibya: a hard road ahead
The military-political deadlock in Libya between supporters and opponents of the Gaddafi regime leaves a pervasive...