Foreign Policy Initiative Suggested Reading on Post-Qaddafi Libya

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) is monitoring reaction to the reported death of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. 
 
FPI was among the first to call for U.S. military involvement in Libya, organizing open letters to President Obama on February 25, 2011, and March 15, 2011.  President Obama directed U.S. military forces to assist the international operation in Libya on March 19, 2011, with the aim of preventing a humanitarian catastrophe and addressing the threat posed to international peace and security by the Libyan crisis.
 
The following op-eds, editorials, and analyses may be helpful in understanding the next phase of the democratic revolution in post-Qaddafi Libya, and the implications of this event for the Arab Spring.

FPI Resources

• NATO in Libya – Gary Schmitt and FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly – The Weekly Standard – October 1, 2011

• To the Shores of Tripoli – FPI Director Robert Kagan – The Weekly Standard – August 27, 2011

• Obama Hasn’t “Won” on Libya – FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly and Policy Analyst Evan Moore – National Review Online’s blog, The Corner – August 25, 2011

• Foreign Policy Experts Urge House Republicans to Support U.S. Operations in Libya – Open Letter – Foreign Policy Initiative – June 20, 2011

• FPI Fact Sheet: The Case for Intervention in Libya – Foreign Policy Initiative – March 30, 2011

• Libya is a Problem from Hell – FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly – Foreign Policy – March 16, 2011

• Foreign Policy Experts Urge President to Take Action to Halt Violence in Libya – Open Letter – Foreign Policy Initiative – March 15, 2011

• A Moral Obligation to Intervene – FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly – USA Today – March 3, 2011

• Foreign Policy Experts Urge President to Take Action to Halt Violence in Libya – Open Letter – Foreign Policy Initiative – February 25, 2011

Congressional Statements

• Statement by Senator John McCain on the Death of Muammar Qaddafi – Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) – Sen. McCain’s Office – October 20, 2011

• Senator Rubio Statement On The Death Of Muammar Gaddafi – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) – Sen. Rubio’s Office – October 20, 2011

• Statement of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk on Death of Muammar Qadhafi – Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) – Sen. Kirk’s Office – October 20, 2011

• Ros-Lehtinen Statement on Reported Death of Qaddafi – Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) – House Committee on Foreign Affairs – October 20, 2011

• Ranking Member Smith’s Statement on Reported Death of Qaddafi – Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) – House Armed Services Committee – October 20, 2011

Opinion-Editorials and Analyses

• Romney, Perry React to Qaddafi Death – Katrina Trinko – National Review Online's blog, The Corner – October 20, 2011

• What Will Qaddafi’s Death Teach our Enemies? – Clifford May – National Review Online’s blog, The Corner – October 20, 2011

• Qaddafi’s Death is our Cue to Act – John P. Hannah – National Review Online’s Blog, The Corner – October 20, 2011

• Justice for Qaddafi – Danielle Pletka – American Enterprise Institute’s The Enterprise Blog – October 20, 2011

• A Bloody Sheet, a Cage, or a Condo in Saudi? – Danielle Pletka – American Enterprise Institute’s The Enterprise Blog – October 20, 2011

• The End of Qadhafi – Mike Brownfield – The Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundry – October 20, 2011

• The Promise of a Pro-American Libya – Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – October 7, 2011

• What Obama and Liberals Don’t Understand About the Arab Spring – Shadi Hamid – The New Republic – October 1, 2011

• First Revolution, Now Democracy – Jason Pack and Sami Zaptia – Wall Street Journal Europe – September 30, 2011

• How Libya’s Energy Economy Can Avoid Iraq’s Mistakes – Michael Makovsky – The New Republic – September 26, 2011

• Gadhafi Must Still Be Captured – Paul Wolfowitz – Wall Street Journal – September 22, 2011

• The Lesson of Libya – Editorial – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – September 16, 2011

• Seven Keys to Post-Revolution Resurgence – Lahcen Achy – Los Angeles Times’ blog, Babylon and Beyond – September 13, 2011

• Building a Free Libya – Ali Suleiman Aujali – Washington Post – September 12, 2011

• Leading From Behind Still Isn’t a Good Idea – Michael Singh – Foreign Policy’s blog, Shadow Government – August 31, 2011

• Libya’s Unfolding Questions – Will Inboden – Foreign Policy’s blog, Shadow Government – August 29, 2011