The Obama administration's plan to seize frozen Libyan assets and use them for Libyan aid is a dramatic, and probably unilateral, exercise of U.S. power that is likely to yield a relatively modest sum of money, says CFR's Stuart Levey.

Elliott Abrams criticizes the Obama administration for cheering on the Libyan rebels, but not giving them the means to win.

Leslie H. Gelb says that critics of President Obama's Middle East strategy should present detailed alternatives.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote this op-ed on Libya, published in the National Review on April 21, 2011.

James M. Lindsay says the military trainers sent by Britain, France, and Italy to aid rebels will not do much to change the course of fighting in Libya.

Colonel Gian Gentile says tactics currently outweigh strategy in the conflict in Libya.

As some NATO countries move to send advisers to help Libyan rebels, debate remains unsettled on whether charting a path to greater military involvement or a negotiated political solution is the right approach.

NATO's failure to apply sufficient military force to oust Libya's leader and protect civilians is a blow to the credibility of the alliance and the United States, says expert Robert E. Hunter.

Ray Takeyh argues that Libya has a chance to emerge from the Qaddafi regime as a moderate, unitary state.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that America's failure to knock out Ghadafi emboldens Iran and North Korea.

Leslie H. Gelb says the rise of arms sales in the Middle East may actually be helping keep the peace.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses the African Union's cease-fire proposal in Libya.

Meghan O'Sullivan says that a safe haven for Libyan rebels would allow the opposition to build a vision for a post-Qaddafi Libya.

Any outcome of the Libyan war will require boots on the ground, say analysts, urging the international community to focus on helping the country rebuild civil, political, and social institutions that serve Libyan national interests.

Leslie H. Gelb says U.S. intervention in Libya is distracting from higher priorities at home and abroad.

Richard N. Haass says U.S. interests in Libya do not warrant the arming of opposition forces or the introduction of ground troops.

Richard N. Haass testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about the U.S. approach to the ongoing civil war in Libya, and offers recommendations for its policy going forward.

France, Britain, and other NATO nations are now heading the Libya mission, but strains among members could be amplified if NATO tries to increase support for the rebels and the coalition still hasn't clarified its objectives, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.