Libya coalition command talks fail again

The US and its European allies failed again on the 23 March 2011 to agree on how to manage the military campaign against Libya.

The debate over who would run the operation had led to some of the most heated diplomatic confrontations within Nato since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But a compromise appeared within reach after the French government agreed to allow Nato's sophisticated command-and-control systems to run the no-fly zone.

PressEurop, 21.3.11: A just war – but just what kind? http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/562741-just-war-just-what-kind

Daily Telegraph, 23.3.11: Sarkozy and Cameron, the force is not strong (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/565491-sarkozy-and-cameron-force-not-strong

EUObserver, 24.3.11: Nato states continue to squabble on Libya command http://euobserver.com/9/32050

ESO: Background information: Nato role unsettles Ankara’s ambitions http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-role-unsettles-ankaras-ambitions/

ESO: Background information: UK and France to spearhead campaign http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-and-france-to-spearhead-campaign/

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Corriere della Sera, 22.3.11: Whose Odyssey Dawn is it anyway? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/564021-whose-odyssey-dawn-it-anyway

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