Economics, Energy, Governance, Reform, and State Capacity, Terrorism, US Policy in the Middle East, Libya
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Jonathan M. Winer has been the United States Special Envoy for Libya, the deputy assistant secretary of state for international law enforcement, and counsel to United States Senator John Kerry. He has written and lectured widely on US Middle East policy, counter-terrorism, international money laundering, illicit networks, corruption, and US-Russia issues.
In 2016, Winer received the highest award granted by the Secretary of State, for “extraordinary service to the US government” in avoiding the massacre of over 3,000 members of an Iranian dissident group in Iraq, and for leading US policy in Libya “from a major foreign policy embarrassment to a fragile but democratic, internationally recognized government.” In 1999, he received the Department’s second highest award, for having “created the capacity of the Department and the US government to deal with international crime and criminal justice as important foreign policy functions.” The award stated that “the scope and significance of his achievements are virtually unprecedented for any single official.”
Education:
BA from Yale University, 1976; JD from New York University School of Law, 1981
Countries of Expertise:
Libya, North Africa
Issues of Expertise:
US Foreign Policy, Counter-terrorism, Governance, Economics and Energy, Migration
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On Sept. 2, the United Nations appointed a new special envoy for Libya, Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily. But to have any chance of success, Bathily will need to reach out to local-level Libyan leaders who oppose the status quo preferred by Libya’s national politicians.
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With the election on Feb. 10, 2022 by the Libyan House of Representatives of Misratan Fathi Bashagha as its choice to become the country’s new prime minister, Libya has entered a new, third round of two governments contesting each other’s legitimacy.
Look to the people of the region first, then the evolving competition among regional states and global powers, for signs on what to expect.
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