Umfang:
VIII, 272 S.
Ausgabe:
1st publ.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. [ca. 2010] Online-Ressource
ISBN:
0415351472
,
0415351480
,
9780203325964
,
9780415351485
Inhalt:
The Iraq War and Democratic Politics contains the work of leading scholars concerned with the political implications of the Iraq War and its relationship to and significance for democracy. The book shuns simplistic analysis and provides a nuanced and critical overview of this key moment in global politics. Subjects covered include: * the underlying moral and political issues raised by the war * US foreign policy and the Middle East * the fundamental dilemmas and contradictions of democratic intervention * how the war was perceived in the UK, EU and US * the challenges of creating democracy inside Iraq * the influential role of NGOs * the legitimacy of the war within international law * the relationship between democratic government and intelligence.
Inhalt:
Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Democracy and the war -- Democratization in Iraq…and on the home front -- Notes and references -- 2 The global setting -- Some observations on historical background and geopolitical foreground -- The role of the Middle East -- The end of the Cold War -- 9/11 and the American response -- Evaluating early twenty-first-century geopolitics in the Middle East -- The Iraqi failure -- Promoting democracy -- Notes and references -- 3 Bush's war -- From 9/11 to the gates of Baghdad -- Pre-emption, neo-conservatism and imperialism -- Congress and the war -- Public opinion -- Conclusion -- Notes and references -- 4 The neo-cons -- Notes and references -- 5 The United Kingdom -- Context -- Labour from opposition to government -- The Blair government and Iraq -- The containment of Iraq -- Two main concepts in the UK debate on war with Iraq -- Assessing the British decision for war and its aftermath -- Notes and references -- 6 The European dimension -- EU external policy and Iraq -- The CFSP and Iraq-the EU as bystander -- Popular and electoral issues -- The European Parliament -- Implications for the EU as an actor -- Notes and references -- 7 Turkey -- Turkey and Iraq -- Public opinion -- Turkish national interests in Iraq -- Territorial integrity -- Secularism -- International norms -- Turkey and the United States -- Public opinion -- National interests -- Foundational myths -- International norms -- Turkey and Europe -- Public opinion -- Interests -- Foundational myths -- International norms -- Conclusions -- Notes and references -- 8 'It seemed the best thing to be up and go' -- Relevant aspects of the UN Charter -- Collective security and self-defence -- Human rights and self-determination -- The conflict in Iraq-UN 'signposts'.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0203325966
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780203325964
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9786610157648
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415351478
Weitere Ausg.:
Druckausg. The Iraq War and democratic politics London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2005 ISBN 0415351472
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0415351480
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Iraq War and Democratic Politics
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
USA
;
Irak
;
Außenpolitik
;
USA
;
Weltpolitik
;
Golfkrieg
;
Demokratisierung
;
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