Defence: Lessons from Libya

Major analysis feature. The international mission to save civilians in Libya from Colonel Gaddafi appears to have paid off – yet it has also exposed operational and diplomatic strains in the transatlantic alliance, writes James Blitz and Anna Fifield.

ESO: Background information: Anglo-French co-operation. Anti-Gaddafi action gives London and Paris a common purpose http://www.europeansources.info/record/anglo-french-co-operation-anti-gaddafi-action-gives-london-and-paris-a-common-purpose/

ESO: Background information: Nato prepares for post-Gaddafi Libya / Ankara seeks to take lead in drive to rebuild http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-prepares-for-post-gaddafi-libya-ankara-seeks-to-take-lead-in-drive-to-rebuild/

EurActiv, 9.9.11: US Ambassador: Libya war changed transatlantic relations http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/us-ambassador-libya-war-changed-news-507484

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