American Attitude towards the Arab Spring: The Libyan Case

Abstract

This research sheds light on the Arab Spring issue which has taken a large echo not only on the Arab level but also on the global level. Furthermore, this phenomenon sparked a heated debate about the merits of its eruption. This topic discusses several Arab countries that lived under the impact of these dramatic events, including Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Libya. Further, this dissertation reveals how the long-standing regime in Tunisia and Egypt were successfully dismantled, while, the regime in Libya collapsed only with US-NATO military intervention. However, the Syrian regime is not that easy to be toppled, resulting in endless civil war. Most importantly, this work also highlights the basic role of the United States towards that crisis, pushing for stability and democracy and giving the right for the Arab peopleto choose their leaders. Finally, this dissertation focuses on Libya as a case study and as an example of foreign intervention, including the United States which took “a back seat” role and simultaneously indispensible role, whereas the two western countries, France and Great Britain, led operations. The dissertation also shows that the intervention in Libya was backed by the UN Security Council and justified under what is called “the Responsibility to Protect” doctrine.