Europeans have become “no more than bystanders” while serious crises have occurred on their doorstep, according to a major security report published on Wednesday. “EU members cannot insulate themselves from the disarray in their neighbourhood,” the paper said. Meanwhile, the continent is suffering major effects from Libya's turmoil, through refugees and the threat from terrorist groups like ISIS . “Critics are irritated by a general lack of European proposals to tackle the items on a long transatlantic to-do list. The report recommended that the continent learns from East Asian countries that have increased co-operation to counter growing Chinese influence.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 09, 2021 13:52 UTC