Strongman Khalifa Haftar has lost the initiative, and it looks as if the only option left for his international backers is to divide the country.

Russia has played all sides in the conflict to get a seat at the negotiating table. Now it wants an end to sanctions.

The ’isolation law’ and the power of the new Isolation Commission might affect the stability of Libya negatively, since not only this who held a senior position in the Gadhafi regime but also intellectuals, civil servants and more will be prevented from participation in politic for a decade.