This is an excellent and timely analysis. Sarkozy’s conviction shines a light on the sordid nexus between personal corruption and geopolitical agendas that fueled the destruction of Libya. The irony is that the West justified the 2011 intervention on “humanitarian” grounds, yet the real drivers were France’s fear of Gaddafi’s gold-backed dinar, his Pan-African economic projects and the threat they posed to neo-colonial control over Africa. Sarkozy’s personal entanglements only made him more eager to push Libya over the edge.
An additional point to consider is that the Libyan case demonstrates how corruption scandals in the West often conceal much deeper strategic motives. It wasn’t just about Sarkozy’s campaign cash as it was about preserving the global financial order built around the dollar and the euro. Gaddafi’s initiatives directly challenged this and the NATO war ensured Africa would remain fragmented and resource-dependent. In that sense, Sarkozy’s trial is not just about one man’s guilt but a window into how Western elites deploy “rule of law” selectively while committing far greater crimes of imperialism abroad.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, I absolutely agree with your points. Such parallels can be drawn today, Biden and his family were very wrapped up in corruption in Ukraine for example.
I appreciate the article. I can't help thinking that there had to be another angle to Gaddafi's downfall. His Libya was the cork in the bottle forigration flows to Europe, and now it's a major people smuggling route with open slave markets. Increased chaos and regional destabilation was accidental? How did that benefit France/EU?
They wanted the chaos to allow France to continue dominating West Africa, but the result was the opposite in the long run as we can see, but they indeed allowed their neo-colonial leash to tighten for nearly a decade and a half, not to mention the benefits they've gotten from plundering Libyan resources and oil markets.
This is an excellent and timely analysis. Sarkozy’s conviction shines a light on the sordid nexus between personal corruption and geopolitical agendas that fueled the destruction of Libya. The irony is that the West justified the 2011 intervention on “humanitarian” grounds, yet the real drivers were France’s fear of Gaddafi’s gold-backed dinar, his Pan-African economic projects and the threat they posed to neo-colonial control over Africa. Sarkozy’s personal entanglements only made him more eager to push Libya over the edge.
An additional point to consider is that the Libyan case demonstrates how corruption scandals in the West often conceal much deeper strategic motives. It wasn’t just about Sarkozy’s campaign cash as it was about preserving the global financial order built around the dollar and the euro. Gaddafi’s initiatives directly challenged this and the NATO war ensured Africa would remain fragmented and resource-dependent. In that sense, Sarkozy’s trial is not just about one man’s guilt but a window into how Western elites deploy “rule of law” selectively while committing far greater crimes of imperialism abroad.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, I absolutely agree with your points. Such parallels can be drawn today, Biden and his family were very wrapped up in corruption in Ukraine for example.
I appreciate the article. I can't help thinking that there had to be another angle to Gaddafi's downfall. His Libya was the cork in the bottle forigration flows to Europe, and now it's a major people smuggling route with open slave markets. Increased chaos and regional destabilation was accidental? How did that benefit France/EU?
They wanted the chaos to allow France to continue dominating West Africa, but the result was the opposite in the long run as we can see, but they indeed allowed their neo-colonial leash to tighten for nearly a decade and a half, not to mention the benefits they've gotten from plundering Libyan resources and oil markets.