Saskia van Genugten

Libya in Western Foreign Policies, 1911-2011

1st edition 2016. Sprache: Englisch.

gebunden , 196 Seiten

ISBN 1137489499

EAN 9781137489494

Veröffentlicht Juni 2016

Verlag/Hersteller Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Beschreibung

Libya has a short, volatile history. Foreigners played a significant role in shaping Libyäs 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. Libyäs 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.

Portrait

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.