The EU Future Role in Libya's Conflict Resolution

The violent conflict in Libya and the international community's involvement has led to political, economic, social instability and the dislocation of peace and security. Relevant actors with stakes in Libyan peace and security have to agitate for involvement in the reconstruction efforts. Libya lies south of Europe‘s borders on the Mediterranean Sea. It is strategically the gateway to Africa and the Middle East to and from Europe. This strategic relevance ignites an interest in the European Union's participation. This research project investigates EU policies in Post-Gaddafi Libya and its efforts towards the political, economic and security reconstruction. The project utilized relevant literature, Elite interviews, memos, factsheets and other relevant documents, to evaluate EU policies and their impact on Post-conflict reconstruction after the demise of Gaddafi. This research established that, the EU policies suffer inconsistencies in implementation in relation to the role of the national interest of some EU member states. The intervention was more for the protection of European security from migrants and terrorist than a genuine concern for fundamental policy intervention that could bring peace, security, political and economic stability. Keywords: EU policies, Post-Gaddafi Libya, Security, Post-conflict reconstruction, EU member states' national interests.