ASSESSMENTS

European Disunity on Libya

Mar 12, 2011 | 17:14 GMT

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Summary

There is a distinct lack of unity among the European countries on how to respond to the Libyan situation, as a March 11 meeting of EU leaders in Brussels brought to light. Europeans do not have clear enough information from Libya to make a meaningful assessment of how things are going on the ground, and the interests that European countries have in Libya vary. Even Italy, with more vested energy and financial interests in Libya than any other European country, is busy hedging its bets.

Lack of unity among European countries on how to respond to the Libyan situation illustrates lack of clarity on the ground truth and varying European interests....

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