Libya Needs European Boots on the Ground

Stefano Marcuzzi writes for Carnegie Europe that the EU must seize on the strategic opportunity presented by the coronavirus pandemic to take the initiative away from Russia and Turkey in Libya: ‘The EU’s Libya policy, characterised by a light-footprint approach and humanitarian aid, has been eclipsed by hard power. Now, however, there is a new window of opportunity for EU action. The global pandemic and the closing of borders is likely to diminish the ability of external sponsors to substantially reinforce their Libyan proxies, at least for a few months’…

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