Andrew Cheatham

Senior Advisor, Global Policy

[Farea Al-Muslimi @almuslimi]

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1/ Developments in #Aden overnight opened the door to a new round of the #Yemen war. After agreeing to travel to Riyadh, STC President al-Zubaidi refused to board the plane at the last minute. Soon after, #Saudi Arabia launched heavy airstrikes on his home in al-Dhalea.

[Jalel Harchaoui جلال حرشاوي @JMJalel_H]

Libya’s #public employment system—long a cornerstone of oil wealth distribution—is losing its centrality.

Despite absorbing 43% of total government spending, Libya’s public sector now yields diminishing social returns. #Salaries are insufficient for covering average household expenses, and job creation is increasingly inadequate to integrate #younger generations.

Communities in #peripheral areas are disproportionately excluded from public sector opportunities compared to coastal cities like Tripoli, Misrata, and Benghazi. Public services across sectors, including healthcare and education, keep deteriorating, with more tribal and political biases in hiring as well as the recent rise of #privatized management of state assets further undermining socio-economic balance.

Read this new @FESonline study which I had the honor of co-authoring with the great @CPowers1986👇🏻

https://t.co/30Wm0pkefE