From Warlords to Statelords Armed Groups and Power Trajectories in Libya and Yemen

• Main Author: Ardemagni, Eleonora (auth)
• Other Authors: Saini Fasanotti, Federica (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Ledizioni 2022
• Series: ISPI Publications
• Subjects: Geopolitics
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In Libya and Yemen armed groups play a central role. Pervading weak and contested institutions, they have gradually brought their webs of survival, profit and governance under the state umbrella: warlords have become the new lords of the state. Armed groups control most of the energy revenues, criti...