| ID | 109552 |
| Title Proper | Decline of western realism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gvosdev, Nikolas K ; Takeyh, Ray |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | WHEN OPERATION Odyssey Dawn commenced in the skies over Libya on March 19, 2011, it represented a major turnaround in U.S. policy. Only nine months earlier, U.S. ambassador Gene Cretz had characterized the regime as a "strategic ally" of the United States due to Libyan cooperation on counterterrorism and nonproliferation issues (and its halting, tentative steps toward greater openness). Now Libya found itself on the receiving end of conventional U.S. military power for repressing a civilian population agitating for governmental change. |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest vol. 2012, No. 117; Jan-Feb 2012: p.8- (2/1/2012) |
| Journal Source | National Interest vol. 2012, No. 117; Jan-Feb 2012: p.8- (2/1/2012) |
| Key Words | Libya ; United States ; Operation Odyssey Dawn ; Barack Obama ; Qaddafi ; US National Security ; Iran ; Kurd ; Hosni Mubarak ; Egypt ; Saddam Hussein |