Can peace be brokered in Libya?
Is a negotiated peace in Libya possible? Left Foot Forward’s George Irvin looks at the arguments.
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Libya’s future: A divided Libya?
In the second of his series looking at what next for Libya, Left Foot Forward’s Frank Spring discusses the idea of Libya splitting into two states.
Libya: Early jitters grow around intervention
International intervention in Libya has suffered an early setback with the public, politicians and analysts displaying serious misgivings regarding the scope, timescale and goals of the military campaign, writes Seph Brown.
Libya – where next?
In the first of a series of articles this week on Operation Odyssey Dawn, Left Foot Forward’s Frank Spring looks at various aspects of what happens next, starting with an introductory overview of the current situation.
Libya: The logistics of intervention
With the international community finally agreeing to take military action against Gaddafi, former Army Captain Patrick Bury looks at what assets are available in the Mediterranean and how these may be employed in the coming days.
Libya has a become a mortal test of liberal interventionism
The United Nations Security Council last night voted to authorise the imposition of a no fly zone and supporting military action in defence of the Libyan people.
If the West doesn’t act, Gaddafi will massacre the rebels
The alternative to military action to take out Gaddafi is to stand aside and watch as the tyrant perpetrates a massacre of his own people and Libya risks collapsing into a failed state.
Mass, momentum and a-symmetry: What’s next for Libya’s rebels?
War, the eminent theorist Carl Von Clausewitz tells us, is essentially about mass and momentum; the Libyan rebels retreating from the oil rich town of Brega toward Ajdabiya appear to lack both, writes former Army Captain Patrick Bury.
Hague now has a whole series of questions to answer
William Hague has come under increasing pressure in the last few weeks, criticised for a series of blunders over Libya, Egypt and the whole Middle East, culminating in the disastrous SAS mission.
Narrow majority in favour of intervention
As the Gaddafi regime continues to murder, maim and terrorise the Libyan people, a poll today shows a small majority in favour of using military force to prevent foreign leaders launching attacks against their own people.