Italy’s chance in Libya
The tide of Libya’s war is turning against renegade general Khalifa Haftar. Italy should seize this opportunity to lead European countries to a harmonised Libya policy.
Libya
It’s Turkey’s Libya now
European countries should try to revive the political approach to resolving the Libya conflict, particularly given that Turkey may want to do so from its current position of strength
The EU’s ‘Irini’ Libya mission: Europe’s Operation Cassandra
Europe’s latest move seems likely to marginalise it and damage its credibility as an honest broker
Why the ‘ignored war’ in Libya will come to haunt a blinkered west
Europe seems unconcerned by the chaos smouldering on its doorstep, as Libya’s five-year-old conflict becomes world’s main theatre of drone combat
Make-believe in the Med: Europe’s new Libya mission
Without aerial power, the ‘new Operation Sophia’ will simply upset Turkey and encourage the UAE and Haftar to go for total victory in Tripoli
Reboot time: Operation Sophia and Italy’s tortuous Libya policy
A new mandate for Operation Sophia could be just what the Italian government is looking for – but much will depend on what the lead players in Libya do next
Views from the capitals: The Libya conference in Berlin
ECFR’s national offices explore whether the conference marks a fresh beginning for Europe’s engagement with war-torn Libya
How Italy was marginalised in Libya
Italy has achieved little through independent diplomacy in Libya. It may have more success by acting within a European framework.
How to repair Europe’s credibility in Libya
European countries and the EU can still use the strength of their diplomatic assets to reassert their influence in Libya. But they will first need to overcome their internal divisions to do so.
Turkey in Libya: Filling the European vacuum
Europeans could still keep Libya a multilateral affair, if they can bring France onto a shared platform – and deploy newfound unity to draw American influence back in