Tag Archive for ‘Qaddafi’
Operationalizing the Laws of Armed Conflict for Libyan Opposition Forces
By Christine Seisun Due to the nearly complete political and military hold that Qaddafi has held over the last forty years – dissent has been illegal under Law 75 since 1973 – a culture of democracy including multiple political parties has not had a chance to take hold until very recently in Libya. The newly [...]
The Problems of Arming the Libyan Rebels
By Christine Seisun Should the United States ultimately decide to arm the Libyan rebels, they would likely breach the UN Security Council arms embargo. Yet, on March 28th US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice publicly confirmed that the US had not ruled out arming the rebels in the mounting civil war taking place [...]
Op-Ed: Muammar and Africa
By Michael W. Baca As the 2011 Libyan uprising took hold of Benghazi and spread like wildfire into Tripolitania, Western commentators scrambled to write up political obituaries for the embattled Muammar el-Qaddafi. While most pieces emphasized the Libyan strongman’s role in recent Arab history, a handful of insightful observers drew attention to Qaddafi’s far more [...]
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