Intervention in Libya

"In recent years, while Libya has gradually slid into a state of chaos, lawlessness, and violence, the views concerning the international response to the Libyan crisis in 2011 have also shifted noticeably. In 2011, despite the controversy over NATO's intervention in Libya, numerous actors involved - as well as observers - concurred in their positive assessment of the decision to intervene in the country. The German magazine Der Spiegel qualified the decision as a shift by the UN "from peace to people," and as "a turning point in international relations" - reflecting sentiments echoed…