Euro-American foreign policy, the fall of the Qaddafi regime, and the consequences for migration

This essay examines the Euro-American foreign policy process that led to NATO’s aerial intervention in Libya. It also assesses the emergence of the international norm of the right-to-protect civilians (R2P) and its application in Libya. Lastly, it examines new migratory patterns that have emerged in the wake of the fall of the Qaddafi regime. Because of NATO’s intervention and the demise of the Qaddafi regime, Libya has emerged as a hub of instability, with security repercussions for North Africa, the Sahel, the Levant, and Europe.