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Europe’s Libya Problem
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Europe’s Libya Problem

How to Stem the Flow of Migrants


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Though no longer front-page news, the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe continues unabated. Libya, a transit hub for African migrants, remains crucial to solving Europe’s refugee crisis. Yet, as foreign policy scholars Sabina Henneberg and Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski point out, an effective migrant policy requires a unified government in Libya – which that nation currently lacks. getAbstract recommends this article to those interested in learning how the international community can connect efforts to reunify Libya with policies to ameliorate the migrants’ plight.

Take-Aways

  • The large influx of migrants from Libya to Europe remains a top concern for the European Union (EU). In the first half of 2017, almost 80,000 migrants landed on the coast of Italy.
  • The lack of a legitimate central authority in Libya complicates joint EU-Libyan efforts to stem the flow of migrants from Libya.
  • To improve the situation of migrants, the international community can incentivize local communities to stop human trafficking.

About the Authors

Sabina Henneberg is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski is a former US diplomat currently teaching at Pomona College.


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