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Planning for Libya 2.0

By Daniel Serwer, Foreign Policy

Russia’s Arctic ‘sea grab’

By Fred Weir, the Christian Science Monitor

From Fred Weir, the Christian Science Monitor:  Russia is expected within months to claim to the United Nations its right to annex about 380,000 square miles of the Arctic.

Abbas tells US lawmakers: NATO role in Palestinian state

By Ma'an

From Ma’an:  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told visiting US Congressmen on Thursday that the security of the future Palestinian state will be handed to NATO under US command, his adviser said Friday.

Former French general: NATO strike on Syria is technically feasible

By Andrew Rettman, EUObserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUObserver:  A Nato strike to disable the Syrian army is technically feasible according to experts, such as former French air chief Jean Rannou. But it could make the country’s internal situation worse.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri, international peacemaker, dies at age 74

By the AP

From the AP:  Former Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri, who brokered peace talks in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s and headed the U.N. administration in Kosovo, died Sunday. He was 74.

Rogozin: NATO plans campaign in Syria, tightens noose around Iran

By RIA Novosti

Protection Racket: ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Becomes a Doctrine

By Joshua Muravchik, World Affairs Journal

Why the EU should patrol Libya

By John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice

From John Herbst and Leo Michel, European Voice:  The international community should therefore be preparing itself to help maintain basic security in a post-Qaddafi era. But who, precisely, would lead the international community?

Was EUFOR Libya an April fool’s joke?

By Ana Gomes, EUobserver