Friday, March 25, 2011

The Politics Behind The UN’s No Fly Zone On Libya

The Economist has a dainty interactive graph which spells out on the diversified political incentives (interests) by nations that has participated in enforcing the UN’s No Fly zone

FRANCE and Britain led the diplomatic push for military action against Libya. The Arab League's vote, on March 12th, to call on the United Nations to enforce a no-fly zone was crucial in securing international legitimacy. The Americans were initially hesitant but were eventually won around. So much is familiar to observers of the unfolding Libya story.



Press on the country and the explanation appears.

In my view, the biggest incentive is this…

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Graph also from the Economist

Outside the Arab League, perhaps the strongest incentive to intervene in Libya’s internal strife has been about oil geopolitics.

The other possible reason could be due to the earlier faux pas in foreign policy by some of the major participants.

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