Libya in Western Foreign Policies, 1911–2011

Saskia van Genugten is Senior Researcher Fellow based in the United Arab Emirates. She has published extensively on developments in the MENA region and previously worked as Foreign Affairs Analyst at the Senate of the Netherlands.

“Saskia Van Genuggten’s book should be highly recommended to anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the role of western countries in shaping Libya’s history.” (Krisztina, International Affairs Blog, medium.com, December, 2017)“Libya in western foreign policies displays a solid grounding in contemporary Libyan history and deserves a wide audience. It provides a concise, readable summary of the central elements of Libyan foreign policy over the last century, making the book suitable for scholars and the general public alike. For those readers drawn to further study the topic, Van Genugten has provided an impressive bibliography of the most important works on the subject.” (Ronald Bruce, International Affairs, Vol. 93 (6), 2017)

• Introduction. - 1. Libya’s Origins: The Colonial Scraps of North Africa. - 2. Libya during the World Wars: Other people’s battlefield. - 3. Libya: A By-Product of Great Power Politics. - 4. The “Cyrenaican” King and the Anglo-American Alliance. - 5. Qaddafi’s Coup: Erasing Historical Deviations. - 6. Reagan and Libya: Bullying The Rogue. - 7. Reconciliation and Fighting Islamic Extremism Together. - 8. Post-Qaddafi Libya: Wishful Transitional Thinking,