Ad
An abandoned migrant dinghy ablaze off the coast of Libya (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

No EU strategic autonomy without Libyan stability

The Libyan crisis is entering its 10th year, no closer to a resolution.

The war has produced untold human tragedy: thousands killed, and even more wounded, hundreds of thousands displaced and billions squandered, leaving Libya on the verge of implosion.

The days of Gadhaffi are nothing to look back to. The argument of the absence of a civil war does little to excuse the egregious repression and murderous eccentricity of his regime; nor is it an apologetic for a fundamentally fla...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s, not those of EUobserver

Author Bio

Jay Mens is executive director of the Middle East and North Africa Forum, a think tank based at the University of Cambridge, and a research analyst for Greenmantle, a macroeconomic advisory firm.

An abandoned migrant dinghy ablaze off the coast of Libya (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

Tags

Author Bio

Jay Mens is executive director of the Middle East and North Africa Forum, a think tank based at the University of Cambridge, and a research analyst for Greenmantle, a macroeconomic advisory firm.

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad