Qaddafi's Libya in world politics

Author/Creator:

Ronen, Yehudit, author

Publication/Creation:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008

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Book

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Full Title:

Qaddafi's Libya in world politics / Yehudit Ronen

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Qaddafi, Muammar
Libya--Politics and government--1969-2011
Libya--Foreign relations--1969-.

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Table of Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Revolution and Qaddafi�s Expanding Horizons""; ""Notes""; ""2-Libya and the United States: Conflict in the Cold War Era""; ""The Qaddafi Regime�s Hostile Posture: Ideological and Political Motives""; ""The Resort to Oil as a Political Weapon""; ""Solidifying Perception: The United States as the “Devil on Earth�""; ""The Broadening of Western Opposition""; ""The Writing on the Wall: Toward an Explosion?""; ""The US Use of Power to Curb Libyan Threats""; ""The Climax of the Drama: The US Air Strike on Libya""
""Libya Accused of Manufacturing Chemical Weapons""""Notes""; ""3-Libyan-US Relations in the New World Order""; ""The Lockerbie Dispute: A New Peak of Tension""; ""The 11 September Attack: A Turning Point""; ""Fears of Becoming the “Next Iraq�""; ""The Post-WMD Era""; ""The Grand Prize: Resumption of Full Diplomatic Ties""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4-Strategic Alignment with the USSR: Balancing Against the West""; ""Tightening Ties with Moscow: Toward a Stronger Libya""; ""The Effect of the Dispute with Egypt on Libyan-Soviet Relations""
""The Effect of the Invasions of Chad and Afghanistan on Libyan-Soviet Relations""""Unstable Relations: Friendship in Decline""; ""Conclusion: The Soviet Union�s Collapse and Libya�s Isolation on the International Stage""; ""Notes""; ""5-The Dynamics of Inter-Arab Relations: Courtship and Rejection""; ""Center and Margin in Qaddafi�s Arab Outlook""; ""The Soviet Role in Shaping Libya�s Arab Politics""; ""Reshuffling Libya�s Cards: In the Wake of Sadat�s Peace Policy""; ""Libya�s Inter-Arab Relations Following the US Air Raid""; ""Notes""
""6-Abandoning Pan-Arabism: A Libyan Heartbreak""""The Impact of UN Sanctions""; ""Libya�s Arab Policies in the Postsanctions Period""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""7-Charting a New Course in Africa: Military Involvement in Uganda""; ""The First Active Military Intervention: Setting a Precedent""; ""Qaddafi�s Changing Attitude Toward Amin�s Regime""; ""Renewed Interest in Uganda: The Reinforcement of Military Support""; ""The End of the Libyan-Ugandan “Romance�: Amin�s Political Collapse""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""8-Intervention in Chad: Warfare and Collapsed Aspirations""
""From Military Intervention to Full-Scale War: Libya�s Conquest of N�Djamena""""The Failure to Translate Military Victoryinto Political Gain""; ""From Failure to Failure: The Road to a Crushing Defeat""; ""The Denouement of Libya�s Involvement in Chad""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""9-A New Quest for Unity and Leadership in Africa""; ""Africa�s Role in the Lockerbie Resolution""; ""Girding Its Loins: The Formation of the COMESSA Bloc""; ""Qaddafi�s Pursuit of African Unity""; ""Threats to Unity: Violence Between Sub-Saharan Migrants and Libyans""
""The African Union: Gaps Between Vision and Reality""

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Libya's enigmatic Muammar Qaddafi demonstrated a perhaps unprecedented capacity for reinvention and survival, particularly in the realm of foreign policy. Yehudit Ronen traces Libya's sometimes tortuous trajectory in international affairs across the four decades of Qaddafi's leadership. Ronen addresses a range of critical issues: oil politics, foreign military adventurism, WMDs, international terrorism, the confrontation between Islam and the West, and the constraints of US policy in the Middle East. She also sheds abundant light on the many ways that domestic politics under Qaddafi affected Libya's international role. From internal leadership rivalries to international strategic quandaries, she navigates the major course corrections that reoriented the country's focus from the Arab Middle East and the Soviet Union to the African continent and the West.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

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Description based upon print version of record.

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936946597902486

ISBN:

1-58826-996-5

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doi: 10.1515/9781588269966