Category: Blogs

Libyan rebels ask NATO to continue helping “even after the fighting ends”

By Samia Nakhoul And Mohammed Abbas, Reuters

Wolfgang Ischinger: “Germany should not become NATO’s problem child”

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  Respected diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger talks about Germany’s decision to abstain from the UN Libyan vote and why despite the success of the NATO intervention, we won’t likely see a spate of similar missions soon.

Iran warns NATO against entering Syria “quagmire”

By Hashem Kalantari and Robin Poweroy, Reuters

From Hashem Kalantari and Robin Poweroy, Reuters:  Iran warned NATO on Sunday against any temptation to intervene in Syria, saying that rather than the defeating a regime it would be bogged down in a "quagmire" similar to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 28

By NATO

Libya Exposes Transatlantic Contradictions

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  The late-night comedian Jon Stewart’s quip that “the U.S. handing Libya over to NATO is like Beyoncé saying she’s ceding control to Sasha Fierce” constantly came to mind as the fight dragged on.

With the Storming of Libya’s Bastille, the Arab Revolutions Begin a New Phase

By Michele Dunne, the New Atlanticist

From Michele Dunne, the New Atlanticist:  As Libyan rebel forces surged into Muammar Gaddafi’s Bab al-Azizia compound on August 23, the reverberations of their celebratory gunfire were felt far beyond Tripoli.

Libya and Africa: The Reset

By J. Peter Pham, the New Atlanticist

From J. Peter Pham, the New Atlanticist:  Even with the rebels’ victory all but assured and the TNC desperate for funds to meet basic needs and, perhaps more importantly, secure political support, especially in the western areas of the country where the Gaddafi regime had been well entrenched, some in the AU are still trying […]

NATO missile defense passes its first field test

By NATO

NATO Secretary General strongly condemns the attacks on UN offices in Nigeria

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has written to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to extend, on behalf of the Alliance, the deepest condolences to the families of the victims of Friday’s attacks targeting the UN offices in the Nigerian capital Abuja

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 27

By NATO