United Nations

NATO Goes To War. Again.

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  This time, "NATO" is not a fig leaf for "the United States." While Afghanistan remains a NATO operation in name, it has long since Americanized on the ground.

Gaddafi regime announces cease-fire

By the AP

Cameron: “Britain will deploy Tornadoes and Typhoons” to enforce UN Resolution

By David Cameron, Office of the Prime Minister

From David Cameron, Office of the Prime Minister:  The resolution specifically authorises notifying Member States to use all necessary measures to enforce a No Fly Zone and to protect civilians and civilian populated areas, including Benghazi.

NATO to meet Friday to decide involvement in Libya

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  NATO ambassadors were set to meet Friday morning to decide on involvement in the operation, diplomats said.

UN authorizes military action in Libya

By Maria Golovnina and Patrick Worsnip, Reuters

From Maria Golovnina and Patrick Worsnip, Reuters:  The United Nations authorized military strikes to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing "no mercy, no pity.

NATO SecGen warns UN “time is running out”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Facebook

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Facebook:  If Gadaffi prevails it will send a clear signal that violence pays. That would be unacceptable from a humanitarian and democratic perspective.

European governments “completely puzzled” about U.S. position on Libya

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s meetings in Paris with the G8 foreign ministers on Monday left her European interlocutors with more questions than answers about the Obama administration’s stance on intervention in Libya.

Time to Lead in the Middle East

By Hugh De Santis

Perhaps it is the fear of Donald Rumsfeld’s “unknown unknowns” that explains why President Barack Obama has failed to take a more active role in preventing Muammar Gaddafi’s slaughter of his own people.

Specter of Rebel Rout Helps Shift U.S. Policy on Libya

By Mark Landler and Dan Bilefsky, the New York Times

From Mark Landler and Dan Bilefsky, the New York Times:  The prospect of a deadly siege of the rebel stronghold in Benghazi, Libya, has produced a striking shift in tone from the Obama administration

Denmark preparing F-16s for potential NATO no-fly zone

By the Copenhagen Post

From the Copenhagen Post:  Lene Espersen, the foreign minister, told parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday that the Air Force is preparing four F-16 fighter jets [and 90 crew] to take part in an internationally-backed no-fly zone over Libya, should Nato high command decide to act.