Europe’s Misreading of Libya Compounds Its Energy Crisis - Middle East Forum
Europe’s Misreading of Libya Compounds Its Energy Crisis - Middle East Forum
Source: Middle East Forum
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DW NOTE
Europe spent a decade telling itself that Libyan oil was a footnote. Now it matters. With Hormuz closed since February and Russian supply weaponised, North African fields that were dismissed as marginal are suddenly critical infrastructure. Misreading Libya wasn't an intelligence failure — it was the luxury of pretending geography doesn't constrain policy.