International Relations with Libya, 1911-2011: 2016 (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)

Author: Saskia van Genugten
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: African History, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000, Military History, International Relations, Military Engineering
Book Format: Hardcover

 

Libya has a short, volatile history. Foreigners played a significant role in shaping Libya's institutions and policies, and this book explores longer term trends in the relations between Libya and the West, placing current developments in their historical context. Throughout history, the globe's most powerful actors have regarded Libya as an outlier state of little significance. Libya belonged neither here nor there and never fell under the full protection of any significant global or regional powerhouse. Libya's weak national identity, its weak institutions and its peripheral position have made it vulnerable to external influences and interventions. As a result, Libya repeatedly falls prey to foreign powers wanting to flex their muscles. As this book narrates, this was the case in 1911, in 2011 and several times in between.

 

Saskia van Genugten is Senior Researcher Fellow based in the United Arab Emirates. She has published extensively on developments in the MENA region and previously worked as Foreign Affairs Analyst at the Senate of the Netherlands.

 

 

Table Of Contents

Introduction. - 1. Libya's Origins: The Colonial Scraps of North Africa. - 2. Libya during the World Wars: Other people's battlefield. - 3. Libya: A By-Product of Great Power Politics. - 4. The "Cyrenaican" King and the Anglo-American Alliance. - 5. Qaddafi's Coup: Erasing Historical Deviations. - 6. Reagan and Libya: Bullying The Rogue. - 7. Reconciliation and Fighting Islamic Extremism Together. - 8. Post-Qaddafi Libya: Wishful Transitional Thinking

About Saskia Van Genugten

Saskia van Genugten is Senior Researcher Fellow based in the United Arab Emirates. She has published extensively on developments in the MENA region and previously worked as Foreign Affairs Analyst at the Senate of the Netherlands.

 

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