1st Edition

Humanitarian and Military Intervention in Libya and Syria Parliamentary Debate and Policy Failure

By Aran M. Lewis Copyright 2023
234 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the contradictions in Britain’s humanitarian and military intervention in Libya and Syria, beginning with the Arab spring in 2010. The book assesses the contradictions between the expressed humanitarian intentions of British military interveners and the impact of their actions on the putative beneficiary states. It demonstrates that, as a result of foreign intervention, both... Read more

Chapter One: Introduction and Research Method  Introduction  The Research Method  Chapter Two: Five Centuries of Humanitarian Intervention  Chapter Three: The Libya Debates  Top Five Themes: Variation over Four Years  Chapter Four: Regime Change in Libya  Chapter Five: The Syria Debates  Top Five Themes: Variation over Four Years  Chapter Six: Regime Change in Syria  Chapter Seven: Libya and Syria Theme Comparison  Theme Differences Ranked 1–20  Chapter Eight: Credibility of Humanitarian Warfare  Chapter Nine: Conclusions

Biography

Aran M. Lewis is a freelance researcher. This book is based on his PhD research in the School of Law and Social Sciences at London South Bank University, UK