| ID | 084589 |
| Title Proper | No Consensus with the Commonwealth, No Consensus with Itself? Canada and the Iraq War |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fawn, Rick |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Prime Minister Jean Chr tien considered his decision to keep Canada out of the Iraq War of 2003 as the best of his tenure. That move challenges the previous record of Canada's participation in war with the two Commonwealth countries to which it is most often compared, Australia and the United Kingdom; it was also an apparent departure in relations with the United States. This article, in its first section, argues that the 'decision' was belated and incoherent, and also, relatedly, one that lacked sufficient grounding in Canadian foreign policy traditions. The article hypothesizes in its second section on foreign policy options, arguing further that the Canadian government was unconstrained by expectations of the United States but also that it could have made an essentially cost-free decision, and one tied into a defensible interpretation of Canadian foreign policy traditions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table vol. 97,No. 397;Aug 2008:p519 - 533 |
| Journal Source | Round Table vol. 97,No. 397;Aug 2008:p519 - 533 |
| Key Words | Consensus ; Commonwealth ; Iraq ; Canada ; Australia ; United Kingdom |