International Organizations

EU offers to reform Libyan security forces

By AFP

From AFP:  The European Union is offering to help Libya’s rebels reform security forces after 42 years under a police state and collect weapons when the war ends, the EU’s chief diplomat said today.

NATO Strikes Show Europe Defense Dilemma

By Lawrence Norman and Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal

Sarkozy: Libya war marks new chapter in EU-US relations

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  The EU will in future play a bigger role vis-a-vis the US in providing hard security in north Africa and the Middle East, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

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.

The Impact of NATO’s Actions in Libya on R2P

By Philippe Bolopion, the Los Angeles Times

UN or NATO peacekeepers in Libya?

By Max Boot, the Los Angeles Times

NATO Considers Options for a Postwar Role in Libya

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO’s governing body — the North Atlantic Council — has told its military staff to brainstorm ways to assist a future U.N. mission to stabilize the country.