With Muammar Gaddafi On His Last Legs, We Must Prepare For What Comes Next In Libya -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Even before the Mad Dog’s demise, rival rebel groups make for a volatile situation.
Suddenly, the omens do not look so good for Muammar Gaddafi. A dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of rebel fighters battling to end the Libyan dictator’s 42-year rule now sees them challenging for control of the strategically important oil port of Zawiyah, just 30 miles to the east of the capital Tripoli.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Rebel Rivalries in Libya -- Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs
Where’s the Syria plan? -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
U.S. and allies turn up heat on Bashar al-Assad -- Washington Post editorial
Getting tough with Syria -- L.A. Times editorial
Truth About Syria -- New York Times editorial
Obama forfeits respect in Asia by letting Taiwan down – hard -- Julian Baum, christian Science Monitor
Our chance to shape change in North Africa and the Mideast -- Stephen J. Hadley, Washington Post
Pakistan's commercial capital on the boil -- Anita Joshua, The Hindu
Is Arab Spring making al-Qaida irrelevant? -- Mariann Ormholt, McClatchy News
China’s Summer of Discontent -- Minxin Pei, The Diplomat
The Euro Disaster -- Rich Lowry, NRO
Why Germany might let Europe fall -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN
Germans Don't Trust Merkel to Handle Euro Crisis -- Spiegel Online
Life After Debt -- James Macdonald, Foreign Policy
In The Arctic Race, The U.S. Lags Behind -- Martin Kaste, NPR