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Daniel Nisman: Stop Libya's Counter Revolution
As an oil-rich nation reeling from the effects of region-wide jihadist militancy, the stakes could not be higher.
Giovanni Vimercati: Libya: Divided and Ruled, by Foreign Capital
The reality is that since the fall of Gaddafi's regime, there hasn't been a single day of peace. Once NATO left and journalists returned to their home bureaus, the situation has steadily worsened. The disarmament plan and the reintegration of militias into the army have failed.
Tom Engelhardt: How to Turn a World Lacking in Enemies into the Most Threatening Place in the Universe
Had you been able to time-travel back to the Cold War era to inform Americans that, in the future, our major enemies would be in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Mali, Libya, and so on, they would surely have thought you mad (or lucky indeed).
Majid Rafizadeh: The Character of Revolution
A number of analysts and scholars of the Middle East have argued that the revolutions and uprisings taking place in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Syria are the first of their kind to take place in the region.
Jason Pack: Libya: Two Years Later
Libyans want to put the Qadhafi era behind them, but they also want capable individuals to draft the constitution, keep the lights on and the oil flowing. To achieve this they need a strong, moderate leadership.
Natasha Lipman: Libyan Youth Voices - The Real Voices of a Revolution
The fight for Libya did not end with the death of Gaddafi. There are still many years of struggle ahead. Struggles for a new national identity, struggles for the development of new freedoms, educational systems, and of the new Libyan civil society. Show More Summary
Daniel Wagner: Change the Focus of the Syria Debate
If we want post-conflict Syria to end up better prepared to survive the chaos and despair engulfing Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and elsewhere in the region, we must do a much better job of marshalling and deploying the civilian, political and economic resources essential to the establishment of political stability.
James Dorsey: Post-revolt Arab Transitions: Driven by Distrust and Inexperience
Post-revolt Arab nations are experiencing tumultuous times. Underlying the volatility in Egypt and Tunisia as well as difficult transitions in Libya and Yemen is the increasing lack of confidence between Islamists and non-Islamist forces.
Iara Lee: Does Foreign Intervention Doom the Arab Spring? A Conversation With Trita Parsi and Stephen Zunes
After the Western intervention in Libya, a number of people argued that it was a success and that it saved Libyan lives, it helped the Libyans oust a dictator, and it did not result in military occupation.
Morgan Lorraine Roach: Misadventures in Mali: Implications for Trans-Sahel Terror
Tackling the region's security challenges will require a long-term commitment from Washington and the international community at large. North Africa and the Sahel are inextricably linked. If Libya was a splash, Mali is a ripple.
Malou Innocent: On Benghazi, the Buck Stops With Hillary
The terrorist attack on the consulate was abhorrent. But a broader discussion about the NATO-led regime change in Libya -- and its unfolding political aftermath in Mali -- would be a better use of Congress' time.
Hibaaq Osman: Libya: A Platform for Peace -- Benghazi and Beyond
As the Capitol Hill Benghazi hearings will likely reveal, one of the biggest threats in Libya today remains security.
Michael Brenner: Syria and the Limits of Pretension
Washington is engaged in its habitual practice of confusing motion with action. The harsh lessons we should have learned in Iraq and Afghanistan -- not to speak of Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya -- are brushed aside.
Lex Paulson: Doha, Plato and a Dangerous Poet
Should the Obama administration rally to the cause of poetic freedom? Should our diplomats put the screws on the emirate of Qatar, our ally in Libya, purveyor of our petroleum, friendly host of UN climate negotiations and the 2022 World Cup?
Igor Cherstich: Religious Violence in Libya: Who Is to Blame?
Contemporary Libya is clearly a nation in the making, rather than just a conglomeration of tribes ready to be at each other's throat. Libyans, however, are still experiencing some conflicts.
Eric Boehlert: Hyping Benghazi Madness, Right-Wing Projects Its Darkest Obama Fantasies
The Benghazi story, or specifically the one the GOP Noise Machine is committed to tell about the September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, perfectly captures the fevered Obama hatred that conservatives have carried throughout his first term.
Ira Chernus: The Curious Case of How Libya Became an Election Issue
Who lost Libya? Indeed, who lost the entire Middle East? Those are the questions lurking behind the endless stream of headlines about "Benghazi-gate." Here's the question we should really ask, though.
Curtis S. Chin: Doubling Down on Diplomacy
As investigations continue into what really happened in Libya it will also be important that steps be taken to ensure that U.S. diplomacy efforts and our diplomats do not once again retreat behind ever higher embassy walls in the name of added security.
Dan Kovalik: Libya and the West's Human Rights Hypocrisy
While the West, and especially the United States, justified its aerial bombardment of Libya last year on the pretense of saving civilians from a possible attack by Gaddafi forces, the West is silent about the real and ongoing attack of the new Libyan regime upon the town of Bani Walid.
Human Rights Watch: Libya: New Proof of Mass Killings at Gaddafi Death Site
(Beirut) – New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees following the capture and death...