Description
About the Author
Rob Weighill is a retired major-general and independent consultant operating in strategic risk, resilience and defence. He spent five years at NATO's multinational headquarters in Naples, led the planning of NATO's Libyan intervention and directed operations from Joint Force Command. Florence Gaub is Deputy Director at the EU Institute for Security Studies; previously, she was employed at NATO Defence College. Her first book for Hurst, Guardians of the Arab State: When Militaries Intervene in Politics, from Iraq to Mauritania, was published by Hurst in March 2017.
Reviews
'A gripping account of the military intervention which exposes how, despite NATO's prompting, the international community failed to plan, build consensus for and deliver a post-conflict, multi-agency nation-building strategy, resulting in a disastrous aftermath.' -- Lord Peter Hain former UK Foreign Office Minister
'An excellent account of how to win every fight and lose the war -- of how NATO rose to the occasion and protected the people, but the political action to fill the void left by the assault was disastrously absent. Recommended for all who wish to understand this all too modern phenomena.' -- General Sir Rupert Smith KCB DSO OBE QGM
'A meticulously researched, compelling and multi-layered account of NATO's campaign against Gaddafi. While acknowledging its military effectiveness Weighill and Gaub also explain why "a model intervention" turned into something else for which all the main actors including the Libyan people must shoulder the blame.' -- Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of 'The Improbable War: China, the United States and the Logic of Great Power Conflict'
'This is a well-researched volume, shedding light on the political events in the background of Libya's Revolution as well as on NATO's decisive role in a war it was not prepared for -- and the mistakes made in the immediate aftermath. A must-read for everyone trying to understand today's Libya.' -- Wolfgang Pusztai, Security & Policy Analyst, Austrian Defense Attache to Libya 2007-2012, National Council on US-Libya Relations and Director, Perim Associates
'A fascinating account of the war in Libya, The Cauldron offers a complex analysis of local and regional history and politics, and the policies of Responsibility to Protect. Weighill and Gaub combine policy experience and detailed academic research to great effect in critiquing NATO's campaign. The consequences of the Libyan war continue to be felt in the Mediterranean, in Syria and in Russian foreign policy towards the West, making this essential reading.' -- Andrew Monaghan, Oxford Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, and author of 'Power in Modern Russia'
Book Information
ISBN 9781849048828
Author Rob Weighill
Format Hardback
Page Count 392
Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd