Libya’s Tragic Tapestry: From Desert Dreams to Fractured Realities (1960–2025) Libya’s saga since 1960 is a haunting tale of oil-fueled ambition, revolutionary fervor, and catastrophic collapse. King Idris’s pro-Western monarchy gave way to Muammar Gaddafi’s defiant regime, which harnessed oil wealth for social welfare and infrastructure like the Great Man-Made River, earning him Arab hero status. Yet, his tyranny sowed dissent, and the 2011 NATO intervention, spearheaded by the U.S., shattered his rule, leaving a fractured nation. Today, Tripoli’s GNU and Haftar’s LNA vie for control amid Russian, Turkish, and European meddling. Libya’s future hinges on unity, but great power rivalries threaten eternal chaos. Introduction: The Mirage of Libyan Promise In the sun-scorched dunes of Libya, where oil flows like a cursed river, a nation’s dreams have repeatedly turned to dust. From King Idris’s quiet kingdom to Muammar Gaddafi’s revolutionary stage, Libya has been a geopolitica...