Freedom: something that citizens of industrialized countries take for granted. The struggle for freedom all over the world is very real. Recently, the struggle for freedom has taken the oppressed by storm. Around the world, there are many examples of people fed up with corruption and ready to take control of their lives and the lives of their children. This is evident through the freedom struggles seen in Syria, Egypt, Tunisia and, more recently, Ukraine. It's 2014 and governments controlled by a central authority or dictator are still prevalent. Countries around the world have been isolated and deprived of their individual voice. The struggle for freedom coexists with the struggle to find a voice. A voice is what the Libyan people found in February 2011 when they launched protests against a regime that ruled an isolated dictatorship for forty-two years. Three years later, the very voice that liberated them is one of the mammoth obstacles they face in establishing a functioning government in the country. This categorical voice, silenced for 42 years by a rule of steel, is today stronger than ever. The consensus is that they want a functioning democracy to be established as quickly as possible. But three years have passed and the country is more turbulent than ever. The country is completely dysfunctional and it is unclear what the population will do if a stable democratic constitution is not quickly put in place. They have just overthrown their fourth Prime Minister in less than three years and the number of victims is increasing day by day. The current situation in Libya is largely attributed to the 2011 revolution. That being said, understanding how the 2011 revolution happened and why it happened the way it... middle of paper. .., city by city, to brutalize men, women and children, the world refused to stand. without doing anything.” This refers to the idea that when a state is suffering, that is when international relations should kick in and come to its aid. But was there an incentive for the international system to help Libya (oil perhaps?). Specifically a unipolar superpower like the United States. They didn't help Tunisia or Egypt, why Libya in particular? During the revolution, NATO supported the Libyan rebels and allowed them to win many battles during the civil war. The United States has promised to continue helping Libya in its quest for democracy, but it appears that Libya will have to manage this part of its destiny itself, as most countries are staying away for the time being. But when the economy is back on its feet and oil production is back to peaks, what will the international system look like for Libya? ??