Interacting Interests: Explaining President Obama´s Libyan Decision

This article investigates why President Obama in 2011 ordered US air and naval forces to launch Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya. The president’s decision was the result of a combination of factors, including feelings of altruism, the legal basis for the operation, international support, domestic pol...

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Main Author: Mikael Blomdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2018-07-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/13224