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Covert action failure and fiasco construction: William Hague’s 2011 Libyan venture (2017)
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Cormac, R., & Daddow, O. J. (2018). Covert action failure and fiasco construction: William Hague’s 2011 Libyan venture. Journal of European Public Policy, 25(5), 690-707. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1291709

In 2011 William Hague, then British Foreign Secretary, authorized a Special Forces team to enter Libya and attempt to contact rebels opposed to Muammar Gaddafi in the unfolding civil war. However, its members were detained by the rebels, questioned a... Read More about Covert action failure and fiasco construction: William Hague’s 2011 Libyan venture.