Moammar Gaddafi is talking to the West

Libya succeeded to have a very successful image lifting in the last years. Moammar Gaddhafi and his sons are having these days intensive dialog with both US and EU despite the fact that from the democratic point of view the country is very far from an incipient democracy – no political parties, no freedom of speech, no democratic institutions. But, as the Chinese example is showing quite well, a certain formula of capitalism, with a strong state involvement could survive, with the condition of having adequate resources.

In March 2008, the Middle East Institute from Washington DC, held an international conference „Libya, Africa & The West” http://www.mideasti.org/conference/libya-africa-west outlining and explaining the overall interest to this country from the last period.