Europe feels strain as US alters Libya policy

Article reports that transatlantic relations were being tested by the US’s refusal in the spring of 2011 to lead the military mission in Libya, with figures on both sides of the ocean depicting the conflict as a wake-up call for Europe’s military and political establishments.

Defence experts maintain that the US move had a longer-term significance, since it signalled that Europeans cannot rely on Washington to provide security in crises in their neighbourhood.

ESO: Background information: Paris and London torpedo EU foreign policy http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-and-london-torpedo-eu-foreign-policy/

ESO: Background information: London talks focus on Libya’s future http://www.europeansources.info/record/london-talks-focus-on-libyas-future/

ESO: Background information: Out of the limelight http://www.europeansources.info/record/charlemagne-out-of-the-limelight/

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