since 2022 Project Director of Megatrends Afrika
2018 PhD, Political Science, Humboldt University, Berlin
since 2010 at SWP
2007-2010 North Africa Analyst, Control Risks, London
2006 MSc, Violence, Conflict & Development, SOAS, London
2001-2005 Political Science, Arabic and African Studies in Leipzig, Paris and Cairo
Dimensions and consequences of a consolidation process
doi:10.18449/2023C44
Dynastic consolidation and its risks
doi:10.18449/2022C67
Contribution to a Research Paper 2021/RP 04, 28.05.2021, 51 Pages, pp. 15–20
A Semblance of Compromise Obscures Old and New Rifts
doi:10.18449/2021C29
The Rise of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces
doi:10.18449/2020WP12
Libya’s Internationalised Conflicts after Tripoli
doi:10.18449/2020C25
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
The definitive interdisciplinary volume on Libyan society's transformations over a decade of conflict and insecurity
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
The Case of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces
doi:10.1080/1057610X.2021.2013757
Warfare in Libya and the New International Disorder
Selected reviews of:
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, Summer 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, Autumn 2020, Libya’s Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict by Wolfram Lacher – Review – The Middle East Journal
