ALTHOUGH he was not there, it was hard to escape Donald Trump at the European Union’s latest summit. The EU is now attempting to implement a version of the EU-Turkey deal in Libya in order to stem the tide. The plan might not just fail to prevent emigration; it could also make life more miserable for thousands of migrants. Indeed, the EU’s plan to bottle up migrants in Libya is reminiscent of the deal Silvio Berlusconi cut with Muammar Qaddafi, the former Libyan dictator, to do the same. Such deliberation over migration policy is preferable to the angry rashness Mr Trump has shown in his first weeks in office.

Source: Libya Today February 04, 2017 14:03 UTC