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R2P and Humanitarian Intervention in Libya

Study Guide: R2P and Intervention in Libya

  • Why did the UN Security Council authorize an intervention in Libya in 2011? 

  • What were some of the arguments for and against the intervention?

  • What were the consequences?

  • What can the case of Libya teach us about the dilemmas of humanitarian intervention? 

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We will explore these questions through some videos, a reading and DBQ.

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2011 Humanitarian Intervention in Libya
Source-Based Questions

 Col Muammar el-Qaddafi ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011.   

Photo: Daily Mirror

Background info on the opiate crisis
DN Libya
Democracy Now!
"The Libya Gamble: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Push for War & the Making of a Failed State"
Video and Study Guide
Compare and Contrast
On Intervention in Libya
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