At the beginning of August 2011, Jane’s Defence Weekly headlined “UK, US acknowledge stalemate in Libya”. Five years on, nothing seems to have changed with the US air strikes on Sirte this week. There is much to play for. We need to respect Libyan culture and avoid alienating important leaders such as Grand Mufti Sadek Al-Ghariani and General Khalifa Hafter.
Rupert Wieloch 