Policy Press

The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy

The Curious Persistence of a Flawed Instrument

By Gustav Meibauer

The no-fly zone is a frequently used tool in the US foreign policy arsenal, despite detrimental, or even catastrophic, results. This book examines why the tool has such a hold on leaders’ imaginations and rhetoric in spite of its patchy record in practice.

Gustav Meibauer is an Assistant Professor in International Relations at Radboud University Nijmegen.

Introduction

1. Neoclassical Realist Theory of Incremental Foreign Policy

2. Iraq, North and South

3. Bosnia

4. Kosovo and Sudan

5. Libya and Syria

Conclusion: No more no-fly zones?