This old saying by the Italian political philosopher Antonio Gramsci may best summarize the most accurate perspective on the situation in Libya today. The agreement reached in Skhirat on October 8 produced a proposed Government of National Accord (GNA) to be led by Fayez Sarraj, a member of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HOR) from … Continue reading Libya: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will