Internal dystrophy and international rivalry: the (de-)construction of Libyan foreign policy.
This case study of Libya's foreign policy after the regime change in 2011 represents a major analytical challenge, since the country's massive internal dysfunctions – extreme weakness of the state, the emergence of new elites, proliferation of private actors, power competition and widespread violenc...
| Published in: | Journal of North African Studies Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 468 - 490 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2019
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