One of the things that has been very difficult in Libya is the sense of uncertainty - the sense that they haven't actually finished the revolution, that there was still a great deal of uncertainty. That uncertainty has made Libya harder for business in terms of oil and other things as well.

He serves on the board of the Council on Foreign Relations the New America Foundation Columbia University's International House and Shakespeare and Company. Zakaria initially supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (pron. He is also a frequent commentator and author about issues related to international relations trade and American foreign policy. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS.