August 28, 2015

VOA: Arab League Delays Forming Joint Force – Interview with Yan St-Pierre

August 27, 2015

Voice of America

VOA News reporter Heather Murdock has asked Yan St-Pierre to comment on the situation in Libya for her article “Arab League Delays Forming Joint Force“:

“Nobody really believes in the U.N. talks,” said Yan St-Pierre, who heads the Berlin-based security firm MOSECON. “They see it as being empty discussions, and more designed to show that something is going on rather than having a real impact.” St-Pierre said there has been some military coordination on Libya, such as airstrikes that were launched against Islamic State fighters in February. Despite political disputes among the Arab League members, the Berlin-based security executive said, they also see the consequences of taking no action at all would be disastrous. “I think they feel that they have no choice but to act,” he 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. That conflict is making them unstable.”

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