Libya: When Foreign Intervention Turns a Stable Nation into a Failed State ¹

Abstract

The foreign intervention in Libya in 2011, legitimized by the Security Council Resolution 1973, whose veto is a privilege of solely five most powerful countries (at least from post-1945 war standpoint), not only reveals that same practice of the past still valid in international affairs today but also results in overthrowing Gaddafi regime, and most importantly in destabilizing a once stable nation, which can now be seen as a failing state.

Citation

Camacoza, I. (2022), "Libya: When Foreign Intervention Turns a Stable Nation into a Failed State ¹ ", Figueroa, A.M. (Ed.) The Impact of Foreign Interventions on Democracy and Human Rights, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 55-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-340-720220004