The Russian-Libyan Rapprochement: What Has Moscow Gained?

Soviet-Libyan trade volume during the 1970s and 1980s was approximately $100 million per year.1 During this period, Moscow also supplied $4.6 billion in weaponry to Libya, providing about 90 percent of that country's arms inventory.2 According to Kommersant, Libya was one of the Soviet Union�...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Middle East policy 2008-09, Vol.15 (3), p.122-128
1. Verfasser:	Katz, Mark N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agreements Alliances Armored vehicles Contracts Cooperation Debts Diplomacy Europe Exports Gas industry International relations-US International trade Libya Memoranda Military sales Petroleum Petroleum industry Political parties Putin, Vladimir Qaddafi, Muammar al Railroads Rapprochement Russia Sanctions United Nations
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Zusammenfassung:	Soviet-Libyan trade volume during the 1970s and 1980s was approximately $100 million per year.1 During this period, Moscow also supplied $4.6 billion in weaponry to Libya, providing about 90 percent of that country's arms inventory.2 According to Kommersant, Libya was one of the Soviet Union's few partners that paid in full for the military equipment it purchased from the USSR.
ISSN:	1061-1924 1475-4967
DOI:	10.1111/j.1475-4967.2008.00363.x