Foreign policy making in the us, the UK and France during the 2003 Iraq war

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Husni, Latifah al-Umrani

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Grant, Audra

الجامعة

جامعة الأخوين

الكلية

كلية الإنسانيات و العلوم الاجتماعية

القسم الأكاديمي

الدراسات الدولية و الدبلوماسية

دولة الجامعة

المغرب

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2008

الملخص الإنجليزي

This work addresses the domestic policymaking dynamics among three countries during the 2003 Iraq War, namely: the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and France.

These countries adopted and applied different policies in this War, which influenced their relations.

Not only did the War influence relations between the US and its European allies, but it also created divisions among European states.

This is a comparative case study which attempts to demonstrate that some domestic actors did have an impact on foreign policy making and some other domestic actors did not.

A case in point, public opinion and the media did not have a strong impact on the foreign policy decision making process in the US, UK and France during the 2003 Iraq War; rather, other domestic actors such as the executive branch, various departments and ministries and legislatures shape policy and exerted more influence. The specific issue in question here is the formulation of national policy in support of or opposition to the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Moreover, It was necessary to explore the role of the domestic institutions- their mission, vision, the goals they seek to achieve, the division that characterize their relations, and the influence they exercise over the decisionmaking process.

This helps understand the roots of the crisis that shaped US-UK and US-French relations and explains why the three countries adopted different approaches to the War. To overcome the strong differences over policies the three countries are employing and the differences among domestic actors, these three countries must recover, flourish and deepen the US-UK alliance, the US-French alliance, and the UK-French alliance.

Europeans should look for ways to revitalize transatlantic relations, encourage more negotiations and cooperate with the US in security issues.

The US, on the other hand, should collaborate with Europe and look for ways to help Europe be more united and unified, which is very important for the security of both allies.

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم السياسية

الموضوعات

• العلاقات الدولية
• السياسة الخارجية
• فرنسا
• الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
• المملكة المتحدة

عدد الصفحات

169

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-592932