Ferhat Polat is a Chevening Scholar from the 2022 cohort and a researcher at the TRT World Research Centre. 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.
The international community has failed to stop countries like the UAE, Jordan and France from supplying weapons to warlord Khalifa Haftar.
The interference of...
Berlin has the political capital to persuade key players to support an effective political process in Libya
Libya’s latest civil war, almost in its sixth...
Turkey's support to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Libya should be replicated by other responsible global powers.
Libya has been mired in chaos...
Traffickers and armed groups have exploited the country's security vacuum, turning it into a hellhole for migrants.
About 150 migrants are believed to have died...
The strength of Turkey's democracy and the Turkish people showed their dedication to democratically-elected institutions when they took to the streets following the July...
