Outpost in the Desert – How Hungary Represents the Western World in Tripoli
Outpost in the Desert – How Hungary Represents the Western World in Tripoli

Summary/Abstract: There is a little known aspect to the Libyan war: as the West was busy trying to bring down the Ghadafi regime, Hungary continued to represent the western world in Ghadafi’s capital of Tripoli. As western planes bombed key installations in the city, and most countries closed their embassies and withdrew their staff, the Hungarian embassy remained open. It also represented the EU, Hungary having assumed the rotating presidency of the Union. But as time went on, and the conflict did not end, more and more countries asked Hungary to represent their interests in Libya.

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