Publication
Apr 2011
The Libyan imbroglio demonstrated the best and the worst of both the Anglo-French entente and the EU. With genocide looming in Benghazi and the EU paralysed by internal division, London and Paris together took the lead to build a coalition. However, coalitions are the antithesis of alliances and unions, and the fact that Britain and France had to step outside both EU and NATO frameworks demonstrates the extent of the fragility of European strategic “consensus”, particularly in the European Union.
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Author | Julian Lindley-French |
Series | GCSP Policy Papers |
Issue | 14 |
Publisher | Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) |
Copyright | © 2011 Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) |