Professor Peter Hahn has published seven books on the history of American diplomacy in the Middle East, most recently Missions Accomplished? The United States and Iraq since World War I (Oxford University Press), as well as scores of articles, essays, and reviews.  As an accomplished research scholar, he has two additional books forthcoming in 2025: a second edition of his best selling textbook, Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 (Potomac Books), as well as Libya and the West: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press).  Professor Hahn has conducted research in the archives of the United States, Israel, Britain, and France; delivered scholarly papers and invited lectures in eleven countries; consulted with policymakers in the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, and Justice and with senior officers of the Ohio National Guard; and given interviews to the media on six continents. 

Libya and the West: What Everyone Needs to Know is a welcome update to the literature on Western diplomatic relations with Libya. It specifically analyzes the complicated relationships that Italy, Britain, the United States, and France developed with Libya beginning in the 1910s. On the basis of a wide range of primary and secondary sources, it offers insights into the political and socio-economic conditions within Libya that concerned Western leaders and shaped their policies.