Sir, The very premise of Francisco Rodriguez’s beyondbrics
article “Don’t let Venezuela become the next Libya” (June 1) completely
misunderstands the problem of post-conflict transitions in weak states and
draws a false comparison with Libya. He states: “Perhaps nowhere is their
failure most evident than in Libya, which descended into full-fledged anarchy
after the collapse of its all-powerful petrostate.” Furthermore, he warns about
the return of authoritarianism to Libya. This is not a realistic possibility.
Libya was never a real state. More…
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