Mr. Vandewalle was the only western researcher living and working in Libya while the country was under United States and United Nations sanctions, and is the author of two internationally acclaimed books on Libya: Libya Since Independence, and A History of Modern Libya. He has written extensively for policy journals and magazines, including Newsweek, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and Foreign Affairs. He has also made multiple appearances on Al Jazeera, CNN, the Charlie Rose Show, the PBS Newshour, ABC, CBS, and the BBC. Vandewalle has testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Libya and before numerous State Department committees and international agencies involved in the reconstruction of Libya. He has also been Political Advisor to Ian Martin, currently the United National Special Envoy in Libya.