Libya sits at a strategic crossroads between North Africa, the Sahel, and the Mediterranean— an intersection that has made it both a major transit hub for migrants traveling toward Europe and a focal point for international border control efforts. Along the central Mediterranean route, Libya’s transport networks and desert corridors form some of the world’s most securitized migration pathways. These dynamics lie at the heart of the Securitization without Security project, which examines how U.S. and EU efforts to externalize migration enforcement can empower non-state actors, sustain illicit political economies, and reshape political landscapes within key transit states.

Our first StoryMap visually narrates Gerasimos Tsourapas’ report, Libya’s Migration Diplomacy in the Central Mediterranean, which explores Libya’s role in global migration diplomacy and the governance of mobility across its territory.