VOA: Analysis – Libya Intervention Urgent but Risky – Interview with Yan St-Pierre

August, 19, 2015

VOA News journalist Heather Murdock interviewed Yan St-Pierre for her article “Analysis: Libya Intervention Urgent but Risky” and here’s his quite explicit response:

United Nations peace efforts have become “irrelevant” and militant groups based in Libya are threatening the entire region,  the head of the Berlin-based security firm MOSECON, Yan St-Pierre, said. (…) “The Arab League needs to act on this,” St-Pierre said. “They need to build some type of coalition that will actually get something done and bring about a certain level of stability in Libya because this conflict is making them unstable.”

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To be successful, an Arab League coalition in Libya would needs to contain its mission to fighting militant groups and containing the conflict, according to MOSECON’s St-Pierre, and Arab League nations would have to avoid competing for influence or wealth in Libya.
“If it’s about exercising a type of influence or sharing the spoils of war, then they’ll have problems,” he said.

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