http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2013/01/203158.htm
Opening statement of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigating the attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and several others. From the State Department
Provides a brief factual overview of the attack and then a discussion of findings and recommendations. From the Senate Committee Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/202446.pdf
Report of the five member board on the deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and three other Americans at Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2012. Blames systemic failures and leadership deficiencies at senior levels of the State Department for inadequate security. From the State Department
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1127
Discusses the major challenges facing the new Libyan regime and the importance of preventing it from becoming a failed state. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33142.pdf
Covers events in Libya since the attack on the U.S. embassy and the killing of the U.S. ambassador in September 2012. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR317.pdf
Insights from a May 2012 conference on how reform of police and security organizations is a crucial step in building democracies. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1112
Discusses how the focus of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shifted from east to south and now recognizes the importance of the Middle East and North Africa to allied security. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/LLN-2012-008.pdf
Provides a brief summary of recent developments in selected countries of the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Libya, and Syria as well as a statistical table about the region as a whole. From the Library of the House of Commons