Ali Ahmida interviewed by the Voice of Russia on Libya's future

Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UNE political science program, was interviewed about Libya's future by the Voice of Russia: American Edition on Oct. 19, 2012.

On the eve of the first anniversary of the death of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Voice of Russia correspondent Stephen Schaber interviewed Ahmida on what needs to happen for Libya to regain stability.

Ahmida said that the post-Gadhafi "euphoria" has faded, and the people of Libya are now the most concerned about the slow pace of disarming militias and rebuilding the country. Listen to the entire 17-minute interview.

Ahmida is the author of The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonialization and Resistance, and several other books on Libya and North Africa.  Find out more about Ahmida and read and listen to a number of his other recent interviews.

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