France, Britain and the intervention in Libya: an integrated analysis

摘要: This article seeks to explain the decisions by Nicolas Sarkozy's France and David Cameron's Britain intervene in 2011 Libyan crisis. None of three major theories international relations—constructivism, defensive realism liberalism—can on its own such intervention as Libya case. The article's novel analytical model proposes that each theory emphasizes factors mechanisms part decision-making process these interact with state behaviour complex ways. initially began consider because they felt emergent norm ‘responsibility protect’ applied case believed massive flows refugees fleeing violence were a threat their border security. Both countries military could be successful at relatively low cost if did not problem would solved. At point, Sarkozy Cameron governmen...