Libya's Nuclear Turnaround: Perspectives from Tripoli

Author: Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid

Source: The Middle East Journal, Volume 62, Number 1, Winter 2008 , pp. 55-72(18)

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Abstract:

This article examines Libya's nuclear rollback in light of sources that have emerged since December 2003. These sources offer new perspectives on the Libyan regime's motives for pursuing nuclear weapons, why it concluded that the effort to acquire nuclear weapons was becoming a threat to national security, and how this reflects on Libya's security policy under Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. It will be argued that this particular case illustrates a recent trend towards post-revolutionary realpolitik in Libyan foreign and security policy.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3751/62.1.13

Publication date: 2008-12-01

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The Middle East Institute has published The Middle East Journal quarterly since 1947. The Journal provides original and objective research and analysis, as well as source material, on the area from Morocco to Pakistan and including Central Asia. The Journal provides the background necessary for an understanding and appreciation of the region's political and economic development, cultural heritage, ethnic and religious diversity.
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