التقارب الليبي-السوفيتي و أثره على العلاقات الليبية الأمريكية 1969-1985

Abstract EN

Discussing the Relations That linked Libya With Each Of The United States of America on The one hand and the Soviet Union on the other hand, Forms Part of a Picture of International Relations in that Period that had its Repercussions on Libya, Which at the Same Time Formed a Strategic importance for both countries that Lost their Strategic Position On the Mediterranean (Egypt), what is Happening in any country cannot be separated from what is happening in its Regional and International Surroundings, and this Applies to Libya of Course, which Continued to affect and be Affected by the Great Powers' Struggle, Especially the two Great Powers at the time, the United States of America and the Soviet Union.

We can say that the Relations between the three Parties are Built on the basis of a Convergence of Interests, so Libya was closer to the Soviets than America, After Gaddafi's actions that were Considered by America against it, Starting with the Evacuation of the American bases on July 11, 1970 through the Nationalization of Oil Companies, and the US Aircraft's Violation of the Field Libyan air Force in 1972, 1973 and 1980, and the Aggression on the Gulf of Sirte in 1981.