NATO's Libya Mission: U.S. and U.K. Must Assert Strong Leadership

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that an agreement has been reached by the 28-member NATO alliance to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. This follows several days of tense negotiations within the alliance, with Turkey and Germany now dropping their opposition to a NATO-led miss...

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Published in:Policy File 2011
Main Author: Gardiner, Nile
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Foreign policy
National security
The Heritage Foundation
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Summary:U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that an agreement has been reached by the 28-member NATO alliance to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. This follows several days of tense negotiations within the alliance, with Turkey and Germany now dropping their opposition to a NATO-led mission. But serious disagreements remain among alliance members over the rules of engagement in Libya.