Lockerbie and Libya : a study in international relations / Khalil I. Matar and Robert W. Thabit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matar, Khalil I., 1960-

Contributor:

Thabit, Robert W., 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.

Terrorism--United States--Case studies.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Europe--Case studies.

Bombing investigation--Scotland--Lockerbie.

Bombing investigation.

Libya--Foreign relations--United States.

Libya.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Libya.

Scotland--Lockerbie.

Europe.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 328 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Summary:

The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and the politics that surround this early anti-U.S. terrorist act provide a fascinating case study in international relations. The event severely impacted Libya's relationship with the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations. This work examines all facets of the Lockerbie tragedy including the police investigation and indictment of two Libyan citizens, the imposition of international sanctions against Libya, that country's response and the years of tension and conflict that followed, the role of political mediation (most notably by Prince Bandar bin Sultan and President Nelson Mandela), the trial in the Netherlands, Muammar Qaddafi and Libya's increasing maturity in dealing with complex international situations, and the flight 103 bombing's significance within the context of the events of September 11, 2001.

Contents:

Part I. Early Theories Fail; Sanctions Are Imposed on Libya

1. Accusations and the United Nations 7

2. Sanctions and Early Mediations 19

3. A Legal or a Political Problem? 37

Part II. Libya's Response

4. Strategy from a Libyan Perspective 45

5. A History of Confrontations 54

Part III. The International Response

6. Libyan Counteroffensive 69

7. Libyan Gains 84

8. Arab and African Regional Organizations and Their Effectiveness in the Security Council 93

9. The Victims' Families 105

Part IV. The Reactions of the United Kingdom and the United States

10. Conflicting Signs of Impending Solution 113

11. Western Attempts to Regain the Initiative 127

12. A Solution Nears: Leaks, Fears and Anxiety 137

13. The United Kingdom's Announcement ... and a New Anxiety 146

Part V. The Role of Prominent Personalities, and the Handover

14. Isolation Starts to Crumble 159

15. A Solution Is Near 172

16. The Denouement 190

17. The Handover 200

Part VI. The Scottish Court in the Netherlands

18. The Lockerbie Trial and Appeal 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-320) and index.

ISBN:

0786416092

OCLC:

53138488