Since 2011, Libya’s peace initiatives have struggled to connect political agreements to the institutions and security forces needed to implement them. The Aug. 30 agreement between the Government of National Unity and the eastern-based General Command offers a route toward elections, although armed networks have retained the capacity to undermine political commitments. Facilitated by Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, the process included meetings in Rome and seven rou
