| ID | 131362 |
| Title Proper | Leading from behind |
| Other Title Information | neoclassical realism and operation Odyssey Dawn |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Marsh, Kevin |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In March 2011, President Barack Obama ordered US air and naval forces to commence Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya to impose a no-fly zone. The decision by the Obama Administration to intervene in a limited and supporting role in Libya is an important development in US foreign policy. Operation Odyssey Dawn presents scholars with a valuable opportunity to analyze and explore how US foreign policy is made and what roles domestic politics and elite perceptions play in decisions to use force. The author argues that neoclassical realism is a useful and compelling theoretic framework with which to analyze Operation Odyssey Dawn. While the Administration intervened in response to perceived external-level threats to US national interests, salient intervening domestic-level variables and elite perceptions shaped and guided the tenor and scope of the operation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 30, No.2; Jun 2014: p.120-132 |
| Journal Source | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 30, No.2; Jun 2014: p.120-132 |
| Key Words | Odyssey Dawn ; Neoclassical Realism ; Military Intervention ; Defense Strategy ; Libya |