Great Britain Against Libya’s State Terrorism in the 1980s
Journal Title: Historia i Polityka - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 24
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present and assess Britain’s attitude towards Libya’s state terrorism in the 1980s. It presents the circumstances of involvement of Libyan authorities in the acts of terror, as well as the reasons for directing such activity against the United Kingdom. The paper discusses the response of the British authorities to the Libyan-backed terrorist activity and the results of investigations into attacks perpetrated by Libyans against British citizens. The main thesis of the paper is the statement that the politics of Great Britain in reaction for support offered by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime to the international terrorist network was formulated in line with the main directions of US policy towards Libya.
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Łukasz Jureńczyk
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- EP ID EP317584
- DOI 10.12775/HiP.2018.011
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