The Factors Shaping Turkish Involvement in Libya: Exploring Determinants and Regional and international Interests (2010-2021)

Rasha Adnan Mubaideen; Shyam Falah Almajali; Mazen A.S. Alougili

doi:10.35516/hum.v52i3.6008

Authors

Rasha Adnan Mubaideen Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-3154
Shyam Falah Almajali Researcher in international relations https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4475-3724
Mazen A.S. Alougili Dept. of International Relations and Diplomacy and Regional Studies, Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II School of International Studies, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2708-5416

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v52i3.6008

Keywords:

Determinants, Factors, Involvement, International Interests, Intervention.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to identify the factors shaping intervention in Libya, including political, economic, social, and security factors that influence the decision-making process. Additionally, it aims to analyze the impact of international interventions and local dynamics on the Libyan crisis.

Methods: The study employed the following methodologies to address the research topic of intervention factors in Libya: descriptive-analytical methodology, which focuses on studying the phenomena accompanying the intervention, describing them objectively and precisely by describing the phenomenon and explaining its characteristics qualitatively or quantitatively. Additionally, it utilized the theory of power, which is one of the scientific theories used to organize society, and is considered one of the theories of interest to social organizers when dealing with society.

Results: The study showed that interventions in Libya have been characterized by an attempt to impose a specific political vision aimed at achieving stability through the establishment of a legitimate government capable of controlling the security situation to prevent the spread of jihadist threats to regional and international security.

Conclusions: The study concludes that international interventions have led to temporary stability and the containment of the jihadist threat in the eastern region, but the security situation remains fragile, with the potential for escalation, particularly in the absence of comprehensive political solutions.

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