Corridors of Power: The Strategic Stakes of the Türkiye–Libya Deal
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The 2019 Türkiye-Libya Maritime Delimitation Agreement fundamentally reconfigures the contested geopolitical landscape...
Academic Background
MA
University of Exeter • Middle East Studies from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Worth to Know
Ferhat Polat is a Chevening Scholar from the 2022 cohort. Holding an MA in Middle East Studies from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, he specializes in North African geopolitics and security, with a particular focus on Libya. Polat is often invited as a commentator on news channels and has contributed numerous essays and articles on geopolitical issues that have been published in various journals, newspapers, and digital outlets.
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Gold, Guns, and Geopolitics: The Sudan Conflict and Its Regional Implications
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Sudan’s internal power struggle has fundamentally mutated into a highly lucrative transnational...
Syria’s New Dawn: Lessons from Libya’s Transition and the Road to Stability
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The collapse of the Assad regime presents a perilous geopolitical vacuum where...
From Tension to Reconciliation: Mapping the Future of Egypt-Türkiye Relations
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The normalisation between Türkiye and Egypt reflects a pragmatic pivot from ideology-driven...
Groundhog Day? Parallel Authorities and the Political Roller Coaster in Libya
This policy outlook examines the latest political crisis in Libya, analysing how the collapse of the electoral process...
Ghosts from the Past: Libya’s Election Quandary and the Re-emergence of Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi
This policy outlook aims to analyse the reasons behind the postponement of Libya’s elections. After more than a...
Elections in Libya: Towards a Democratic Transition?
For Libyans, the December election represents perhaps the final hope of forming a legitimate government that can achieve...
The UAE in Libya: Continuity and Change
This policy outlook explores some of the key elements driving the UAE’s policy in Libya as well as...
Mercenaries in Libya and the Threat to Regional Peace
Despite the end of military operations, following the ceasefire agreement there are still many irregular troops and mercenaries...
Libya’s Government of National Unity: Priorities and Challenges
This policy outlook investigates the challenges faced by Libya’s national unity government, which has several difficult tasks ahead...