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R2P and the US Intervention in Libya

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Authors:
  1. Paul Tang Abomo

    1. Political Science, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Includes a preface by Gen. Carter Ham, Former Commander, U.S. Africa Command
  • Addresses the skepticism of those who think that the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is just an empty rhetoric
  • Shows the role played by women – Samantha Power, Hilary Clinton, and Susan Rice – in altering the main tenets of U.S. foreign policy

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Responsibility to Protect: The History of a Growing Norm

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 7-38

  4. Theory and Methods

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 39-62

  5. US Foreign Policy in the Context of Humanitarian Intervention

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 63-95

  6. Historical Context of US-Libyan Relations (Prior to 2011)

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 97-131

  7. R2P Norm of “Prevention” in US Foreign Policy Toward the Libyan Civil War

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 133-167

  8. R2P Norm of “Reaction” in US Foreign Policy Toward the Libyan Civil War

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 169-213

  9. R2P Norm of “Rebuilding” in US Foreign Policy Toward the Libyan Civil War

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 215-237

  10. General Conclusion: R2P After Libya

    • Paul Tang Abomo
    Pages 239-251

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 253-292
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About this book

This book argues that the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) the Libyan people played an important role in the U.S.’s decision to act, both in terms of how the language of deliberation was framed and the implementation of the actual intervention once all preventive means had been exhausted. While the initial ethos of the intervention followed international norms, the author argues that as the conflict continued to unfold, the Obama administration’s loss of focus and lack of political will for post-conflict resolution, as well as a wider lack of understanding of ever changing politics on the ground, resulted in Libya’s precipitation into chaos. By examining the cases of Rwanda and Darfur alongside the interventions in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, the book discusses how these cases influenced current decision-making with regards to foreign interventions and offers a triangular framework through which to understand R2P: responsibility to prevent, react and rebuild. 

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“This book is essential reading for all who are concerned with the interaction of human rights, humanitarian norms, and security in global politics. It shows that the ‘responsibility to protect’ was inconsistently applied in Libya, and that a coherent pursuit of R2P remains both possible and indispensable today. An important contribution.” (David Hollenbach, S.J., Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor, School of Foreign Service, and Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University, USA)

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  • Political Science, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi, Kenya

    Paul Tang Abomo

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Paul Tang Abomo is a Jesuit Professor of Political Science at Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Kenya.

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