| ID | 116646 |
| Title Proper | Libya and the future of liberal intervention |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chivvis, Christopher S |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The tragic assault on the US consulate in Benghazi on 11 September 2012 raised new doubts about the wisdom of the 2011 intervention in Libya. But while the attack put a question mark over Libya's transition, it did not change the fact that the intervention had toppled Muammar Gadhafi and opened the door to a better future for the country. Without it, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of innocent civilians would have died and the wave of rebellion sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa would likely have been slowed. It was a genuine if moderate success for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), for the United States, and most of all for Libya and the Libyan people. Success, however, was the result of no small amount of good fortune, and it could prove very hard to replicate, so before applying its lessons to other cases (above all Syria), it is critical to assess what was and was not accomplished in Libya, and why. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.6; Dec-Jan 2012: p. 69-92 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.6; Dec-Jan 2012: p. 69-92 |
| Key Words | Libya ; Liberal Intervention ; Muammar Gadhafi ; NATO ; United States ; Middle East ; US Military Intervention ; Europe ; Financial Crisis |