Why a Cease-Fire Looms in Libya -- Tony Karon, Time
"From the very beginning we have been asking that the exit of Gaddafi and his sons take place immediately," said Mustafa Abdul Jalil, leader of Libya's rebel National Council on Monday, rejecting an African Union 'roadmap' to peace that had supposedly been accepted by Colonel Gaddafi. "We cannot consider this or any future proposal that does not include this peoples' requirement. He leaves on his own or the march of the people will be at his doorstep." Earlier, Council member Ahmed al-Adbor told the Guardian that "the sons and the family of Gaddafi cannot participate in the political future of Libya."
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Qaddafi's credibility gap -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Using Sudan Peace Model for Libya -- Mikhail Margelov, Moscow Times
In Egypt, Is It the Army vs. the Revolution? -- Abigail Hauslohner, Time
The Arab Risings, Israel and Hamas -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor
What’s at stake in U.S.-Pakistan spy talks -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
'North Africa Needs a Marshall Plan' -- Spiegel Online
The Purge of the Kremlin Chairmen -- Aleh Tsyvinski and Sergei Guriev, Project Syndicate
Tribal Warriors: Why is it so hard for strongmen to say goodbye? -- Robert Kaplan, Foreign Policy
Japan's well-built society -- L.A. Times editorial
Obama needs to find another Robert Gates -- Cleveland.com editorial