Afrika und Mittlerer Osten Wissenschaftler
Forschungsgruppe:Megatrends Afrika Projektleitung
seit 2022 Leiter des Forschungsprojekts Megatrends Afrika
2018 Promotion in Politikwissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
seit 2010 an der SWP
2007-2010 Analyst für Nordafrika, Control Risks, London
2006 MSc, Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, London
2001-2005 Studium Arabistik, Afrikanistik und Politikwissenschaft in Leipzig, Paris und Kairo
Die Risiken dynastischer Machtsicherung
doi:10.18449/2022A71
Die Bildung der Einheitsregierung verbirgt alte und neue Gräben
doi:10.18449/2021A34
Beitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2021/S 04, 31.03.2021, 54 Seiten, S. 16–20
Deutschlands und Frankreichs erfolgloses Engagement in Libyen und Mali
doi:10.18449/2021S03
The Rise of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces
doi:10.18449/2020WP12
Umwälzungen nach der Niederlage Khalifa Haftars in Tripolis
doi:10.18449/2020A49
Megatrends such as climate change, digitalisation, and urbanisation are transforming all aspects of politics, economics and society in Africa. Consequently, they are also affecting conflict dynamics. This Working Paper focuses specifically on how megatrends are altering patterns of foreign intervention in African conflicts. Two aspects stand out: the range of intervening powers is widening, and they are intervening increasingly at arm’s length by delegating to human or technical surrogates.
doi:10.18449/2022MTA-WP02
The range of external actors intervening in internal conflicts on the African continent has undergone a noticeable change. Three states in particular are intervening in a growing number of African conflicts: the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and Russia. Their expanding footprint shows that the multipolar disorder that has characterised wars in the Middle East now also affects much of Africa.
doi:10.18449/2022MTA-PB03
According to Siddiq Kabir, he is the last pillar holding the country together. His adversaries claim he is perpetuating a national crisis
doi:10.1177/26330024221130364
Competition between two rival administrations is again fueling tensions in Tripoli – and foreign powers are looking on
The Case of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces
doi:10.1080/1057610X.2021.2013757
Warfare in Libya and the New International Disorder
Ausgewählte Rezensionen zu:
Wolfram Lacher
Libya’s Fragmentation
Structure and Process in Violent Conflict
I.B. Tauris, London 2020, 304 S., ISBN 978-0-755-60081-6
»Lacher makes a significant contribution to scholarship on contemporary events in Libya and to conflict studies more broadly.« – Tim Eaton, in: The Cairo Review of Global Affairs, Sommer 2020, Libya’s Fragmentation: Novel ways to understand why the Libyan revolution occurred and moves toward its resolution – Book Reviews – The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
»An indispensable work for anyone interested in Libya and North Africa, as well as in armed conflicts more generally« – Judith Scheele, in: Politique Africaine 160 (2020), Libya’s Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict – Revues des Livres – Polaf n° 160
»A remarkable combination of fieldwork and theory, Libya’s Fragmentation is highly recommended for diplomats, journalists, and scholars.« – Ronald Bruce St John, in: The Middle East Journal, Herbst 2020, Libya’s Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict by Wolfram Lacher – Review – The Middle East Journal