Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife
Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife

Author: Ronald Bruce St John

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2002-06-25

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0812236726

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"This is a wonderfully measured, insightful, comprehensive treatment of the subject that will, in my estimation, become a standard not only for the academic community but also for the policy and intelligence community."—Dirk Vandewalle, Dartmouth College

Libya: The Struggle for Survival
Libya: The Struggle for Survival

Author: G. Simons

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1996-07-26

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 0230380115

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This book charts in detail the West's response, particularly that of the US, to Libya's possible involvement in the bombing of the Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie in 1988. It suggests that this response cannot be fully understood without consideration of the United States as sole military superpower in the New World Order. Geoff Simons argues that the US decision to target Libya, and to involve the UN in this policy, has more to do with the realpolitik objectives of a hegemonic power than with the disinterested use of international law to combat terrorism. The Lockerbie issue is set against a detailed history of Libya from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on Libya's colonial past, the pivotal significance of Libya's oil resources, the character of the Gaddafi revolution, and the consequent impact on relations with the United States.