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Title BRITISH PRESS OPINION OF THE 2011 INTERVENTION IN LIBYA
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/46106
Date 2017
Author(s) Hall, Robert
Contributor(s) Duyvesteyn, Prof. dr. Isabelle
Abstract In 2011 a coalition of states began a military intervention in Libya. The coalition consisted primarily of NATO members, but also included several Arab countries. The justification for the intervention was the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 which allowed the intervening forces to 'take all necessary measures' to protect civilians, but also prohibited an occupying force, meaning the interveners had to focus primarily on an air campaign and the implementation of a no-fly zone. This thesis looks at the British press coverage of the intervention in order to analyse the changing opinions that were displayed regarding Libya. Overall there is a clear trend showing that coverage of the intervention became more negative over time, leading to the current situation in which it is almost universally regarded as a failure.
Subject(s) libya; intervention; media; press; war; britain; british
Language en
Type of publication Master thesis
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2017-02-22;09:28:37