NATO's failure in Libya: lessons for Africa
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1. Verfasser: Campbell, Horace (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Pretoria, S.A. Africa Institute of South Africa 2012
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; The Independence of Libya and the Birth of NATO; The liberation struggle; NATO's origins; The Collapse of the Soviet Union and Emergence of a Global NATO; Protecting finance capital; NATO spreads its reach; Muammar Gaddafi and the Elusive Revolution; UN sanctions and the 'conversion' of the regime; The neo-liberal assault on Libya- London School of Economics and Harvard Professors; Getting Libyans to 'want what you want'; UN Security Council Resolution 1973 and the Responsibility to Protect
The threat of genocide: facts and fictionLibya and the Gulf Cooperation Council; Protecting civilians or jolting for position?; Libyan Resources; Mediterranean El Dorado; Libya's groundwater resources and the Great Man-made River Project; France and Libya; Libya and the Financialisation of Energy Markets; Investment houses and Big Oil; The Libyan Investment Authority; The NATO Campaign; War in Libya: Europe's confused response; The divisions within the US; Divisions beyond NATO and in the Mediterranean region; The African Union and Libya; The AU's diplomatic efforts
A statement from African intellectualsNATO in Libya as a Military Information Operation; Disinformation and Operation Dawn Mermaid: When is a war not a war?; Who Took Tripoli?; Tawergha and the Myth of 'African Mercenaries'; The Execution of Gaddafi; Gaddafi's escape from Tripoli; US Drones and French jets: pinpointing Gaddafi's location; Managing the news of the nature of Gaddafi's demise; NATO's Libyan Mission: A Catastrophic Failure; Worldwide opposition; European Isolation in Africa; Conclusion: NATO and the Recursive Processes of Failure and Destruction in Libya
Libya's resource nationalism and Gaddafi'ssupport of a strong AUNATO's mission in Africa backfires; Notes and References; Appendix 1 -- LIBYA, AFRICA AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER: An Open Letter t the Peoples of Africa and the World from Concerned Africans; Appendix 2 -- African Union Peace and Security Council; Appendix 3 -- UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL; Appendix 4 -- CHINESE BUSINESSES IN LIBYA; Appendix 5 -- THIS IS MY WILL; Back cover
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ISBN:0798303700
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