U.S. officials continued direct engagement with Haftar as eastern military authority
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander met Haftar in Libya in September 2024. In the causal graph this event strengthens Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion, a driver that strengthens Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score — a worsening welfare path.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander met Haftar in Libya in September 2024. The meeting reflected his continuing de facto position as a central military authority in eastern Libya despite the country's formally unresolved institutional unification.
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- FactU.S. officials continued direct engagement with Haftar as eastern military authority
- strengthensDriverHaftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
- strengthensIndicators (2)Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
impact weight 0.52 · verified
- Worse
Political Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
via Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.32 (weight 0.52 × strength 0.62)
Observed
34.7 Score · 34.7 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: fell from 36.2 Score to 34.7 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
- Worse
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%)
via Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.25 (weight 0.52 × strength 0.48)
Observed
71.3% · 15.3 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 69% to 71.3%.
Above normal = better
Evidence
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- 1.Khalifa Haftar in 2024U.S. Government / Wikimedia Commons · verified
- 2.Security Council Renews Mandate of United Nations Support Mission in LibyaUNSMIL / United Nations Security Council · verified
Causal path
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- FactU.S. officials continued direct engagement with Haftar as eastern military authority
- strengthensDriverHaftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion
- strengthensIndicatorPolitical Stability and Absence of Violence Gap from the Highest Governance Score
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Factrail. (2026). U.S. officials continued direct engagement with Haftar as eastern military authority. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/us-officials-meet-haftar-2024
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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