19.12.11 Libya Focus December issue: Table of contents

SPOTLIGHT

• Protesters call for Abdel Jalil's resignation: Why are they unhappy? Forgive and forget? Lack of transparency; Demonstration fever?

GOVERNANCE

• Corruption rears its head again: There are also complaints that some of those appointed to the new interim government and to other senior positions are already abusing the system
• The NTC responds to protest: Decentralisation or disintegration? Tackling transparency
• National reconciliation: Integrating ex-regime fighters
• Islamist domination: These religious figures all fall broadly within the Muslim Brotherhood
• Criticising the Islamists who are busy preparing for the upcoming elections

POLITICS & SOCIETY

• Struggling to re-form society: Air traffic controllers also created chaos this month
• Insecurity in Tripoli: A disarming strategy? Absorbing militiamen into an army
• Rivalries among militias: This was followed by two assassination attempts against Hafter
• Zintanis mixing it up
• Where is Abdullah Senussi? Tripoli continues to be beset with problems
• Al-Obeidi's killers named
• Qadhafi loyalists in Misrata?

ENERGY INDUSTRY

• NOC to investigate contracts: There are powerful arguments both for and against looking into IOC contracts
• NOC restructuring in question:
• Changes to oil marketing regime
• Militias take over oil field security: This proposal will be reviewed thoroughly
• Production increases continue: Eni escalates production; And others ramp up
• Way to go, Agoco: Everyone appears to be back at work

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

• Muddled administration gets wobbly start: Emergency provisions,
  not infrastructure; Obstacles to progress; Too early for business
• Compensation claims dilemma: Dallas said that her clients, including a number of major contracting companies, were not being met with reasonable negotiating positions.