Saturday, August 13, 2011

Preparing Post-Gaddafi

Post-Qaddafi Instability in Libya - CPA Contingency Planning Memorandum No. 12   From US : Council on Foreign Relations





Overview


Multiple threats to Libya's stability and public order could emerge if the Qaddafi regime falls. Scenarios range from Qaddafi loyalist forces launching a violent resistance to internecine warfare breaking out among the rebel factions. This instability in Libya could lead to a humanitarian disaster, the emergence of a new authoritarian ruler, or even the country’s dissolution. Given these potential consequences, Daniel Serwer recommends in this Center for Preventive Action Contingency Planning Memorandum that the European Union lead a post-Qaddafi stabilization force in Libya. The force preferably should fall under the United Nations umbrella with modest participation from the African Union and Arab League. The United States should support the stabilization effort with the aim of helping to establish a united and sovereign Libya with inclusive democratic institutions. Keep reading

My only comments on this not “if Gaddafi falls…” but When Gaddafi falls …,