By
William Stroupe
France has proposed that the European Union impose
sanctions on Libya to nudge the country’s fractious political
factions towards the creation of a unity government. Though the country has an
internationally recognized parliament, two separate parliaments have competed
for primacy since 2014 when an Islamist militia ousted the internationally
recognized government from Tripoli. Previous UN efforts to merge the
governments have failed.
Sanctions would target leaders of both groups in an attempt to force them to
the negotiating table. The unstable situation in Libya has become increasingly
urgent as ISIS gains an increasingly strong foothold thanks to the political
vacuum. France
and other EU countries have expressed concerns that expelling ISIS, or even
limiting its growth in Libya, will be impossible without a unity government.
The creation of a unity government is a precondition to any military
intervention or aid against ISIS from the EU. Tentative
talks on UN sanctions quickly broke down in the Security Council.
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