U.N. Security Council Vote on Libya: Why BRIC Countries Abstained
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Germany all abstained in the U.N. vote on military action in Libya. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. for Special Political Affairs, on why they bucked the responsibility. Plus, experts on whether Libya’s no-fly zone will work.
US, European and Arab leaders for a group photo on March 19, 2011 at the Elysee Palace in Paris after a crisis summit on Libya. (Photo by Lionel Bonaventure / AP Photo),Lionel Bonaventure
