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LIBYA
Dates:

Rwandan Genocide: April 6th, 1994

(Assassination of Rwandan and
Burundian presidents)

Arab Spring: December 16th/17th, 2010

(Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi)

Ruling Party: Dictatorship under

Muammar Gaddafi

Geographic Neighbours: Egypt,

Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, and
Tunisia

Diplomatic Relationships:
● United States: Hostile relations, the countries engaged in several military skirmishes
with each other including a series of bombings – one of which resulted in the death
of Gaddafi’s 15-month old daughter.
● United Kingdom: Hostile due to Gadaffi’s anti-Western stance. Relations improved
throughout the 1990s and peaked in 2003 when Libya abandoned its weapons of
mass destruction program, but soured again in 2009 after the release of Abdelbaset
al-Megrahi, due to the fact that the UK was deeply embarrassed by repeated
accusations that it traded the release of Megrahi in return for Libyan oil and gas.
● Israel: Largely hostile. Libya directly supported the Egyptian war effort against Israel
in the 1970s Yom Kippur war. Post that, Gaddafi was highly supportive of
Palestinians and spoke out against Israeli oppression often.
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● France: Beginning in 1976, Libya often criticized France as an ‘arms merchant’ for
supplying weapons to both sides in the Middle East conflict. In the 1980s, they
supported opposite sides in the Chadian civil war. Relations remained unfriendly.
● Chad: A territorial conflict was resolved just before the beginning of the Rwandan
Genocide. In the 2000s, relations became more amicable, with the countries signing
deals to increase measures relating to security and trade as well as improve political
co-operation.
● Saudi Arabia: Mainly hostile. Gaddafi had openly denounced the Saudi regime and
allegedly plotted an assassination attempt against Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.
● Germany: Slightly strained relationship following a 1980 bombing by Libya but has
been improving ever since.
● Russia: Friendly relationship, mainly due to mutual disdain for the West.
● Rwanda: No significant relations (neutral).
● Ethiopia: No significant relations (neutral).

Political Idealogy:
The Third International Theory, also known as Third Universal Theory and Gaddafism, was
the style of government proposed by Muammar Gaddafi on which his government was
based. The theory combines elements of:

● Arab Nationalism ● Left-Wing Populism

● Nasserism ● Pan-Arabism

● Anti-Imperialism ● African Nationalism

● Islamic Socialism ● Aspects of Direct Democracy

● Islamic Fundamentalism

It has similarities with the idealogy of Titoist Yugoslavia and Maoist China. Third
International Theory covers three aspects:

● Solving the problem of Democracy (People Power)

● Solving the problem of the economy (Socialism)
● The public aspect of the "Third International Theory."

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Directive Ideas:
Arab Spring:

● Instate martial law in Libya and place power in the hands of the ​Armed
Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (in case protests break out)
● Send reinforcements of 1000 armed soldiers equipped with riot gear across
the border into Tunisia to safeguard against protestors incase they grow
violent
● Send a foreign aid package of $30 million to Tunisia to aid job creation
initiatives and satisfy protestors
● Increase current security presence in key government buildings by 30% in
preparation for possible protests, and equip security with pepper spray and
flashbangs. Ensure security presence around the clock.
● Enlist political decoys for Muammar Gaddafi and Baghdadi Mahmudi. Train
them to copy each individuals mannerisms, speech patterns, and gestures,
and use them for any public functions, meetings, and any such events that
the leaders are expected to attend. Keep the real Gaddafi and Mahmudi out
of sight.

Rwandan Genocide: