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Is There a Right to Humanitarian Intervention?
A lecture by the Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, former Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor. ...
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Expert analysis on developments in Libya.
RUSI Defence Systems: Procurement Lessons from the War in Libya
29 Jan 2013
Andrea Gilli, a Visiting Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (Paris), investigates some of the procurement lessons from the 2011 NATO-led operation against Libyan Government forces, and suggests some possible courses of action
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Andrea Gilli, a Visiting Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (Paris), investigates some of the procurement lessons from the 2011 NATO-led operation against Libyan Government forces, and suggests some possible courses of action
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Videos: Riots in Libya and Egypt: Implications after the killing of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens
12 Sep 2012 by Dr Jonathan EyalDr Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies at RUSI assesses the implications of the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya. What does this mean for President Barak Obama's foreign policy? And what of latent anti-Americanism in the Muslim world.
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RUSI Journal: Reporting from the Front: A Foreign Correspondent's Perspective
12 Jun 2012 Deborah Haynes, Defence Editor of The Times, gives a personal account of her experiences reporting from the front line in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya
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RUSI Journal: Operation Deference: The Multinational NEO Evacuation Coordination Cell Concept
12 Jun 2012 How successful was the formal co-ordination of the multinational operation to evacuate non-combatants from Libya in February and March 2011?
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RUSI Journal: Command and Control During Non-Combatant Operations
12 Jun 2012 by Michael CodnerThe evacuation of non-combatants is often the operation of first resort when foreign crises erupt, as in Libya in 2011 (Free access)
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Analysis: The Challenges of Keeping Libya Together
23 Mar 2012 The province of Cyrenaica is the latest region to have announced its intention to have greater autonomy in Libya. Being the birthplace of the Libyan revolution, this has drawn the ire of the fragile National Transitional Council in Tripoli. Asserting its control will involve firmer security control and a rapid transition to democracy.
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News: Libya: Not a model for future intervention
19 Mar 2012 The 2011 Libyan operation cannot be a widely applicable model for future intervention, regardless of the military success of the campaign that helped rebels depose Qadhafi at little civilian cost. This is important to bear in mind as the unfolding crisis in Syria rumbles on, or new ones develop, claims a new report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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RUSI Journal: The Latest Test for NATO
21 Feb 2012 An inside view of NATO operations in Libya assesses the achievements and limitations of the campaign
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Analysis: Aftershocks and Transitions: an Unashamedly Speculative Look at 2012
15 Dec 2011 by Shashank JoshiIf this year brought us an earthquake, then 2012 will be a year of aftershocks and transitions. Speculate as we might, we must still prepare for the predictable but watch for the surprises.
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RUSI Newsbrief: Counting the Cost of Human Conflict
23 Nov 2011 As NATO concludes its military intervention in Libya, attention turns to counting the human cost of the conflict.
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