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Folly of nation building / Etzioni, Amitai

Etzioni, Amitai	Journal Article
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2012.

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Gulf War ; United States ; Afghan War ; Bush ; Iraq Invasion

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Political economy of Anglo-American War: the case of Iraq / Halperin, Sandra

Halperin, Sandra	Journal Article
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2011.

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This article relates the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq to fundamental aspects of Anglo-American political economy, including the increasing integration of the British and US economies, and the largely Anglo-American-led project of global economic restructuring currently taking place. Part I discusses the political economy of UK-US relations and the evolution of an Anglo-American military-industrial conglomerate. Part II links the Anglo-American relations and interests detailed in the first part of the article to an on-going project of global reconstruction. With this as a context, Part III reviews the history of British and US foreign policies towards Iraq and the culmination of these policies in the invasion of the country. The conclusions draw implications for the overall nature and direction of current trends of change.

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Political Economy ; Middle East ; Economic Restructuring ; Anglo-American Relations ; Iraq Invasion ; Special Relationship

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When governments ignore public opinion in foreign policy: Poland and the Iraq invasion / Doeser, Fredrik

Doeser, Fredrik	Journal Article
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2013.

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This article asks why the Government of Poland participated in the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 when a large majority of the Polish public was opposed to national involvement in Iraq. The aim is to further an understanding of the circumstances under which democratic governments ignore public opinion in their foreign policy decision-making. The article argues that a combination of three circumstances increased the willingness of the government to ignore the public. First, the Iraq issue had relatively low salience among the Polish voters, which decreased the domestic political risks of pursuing the policy. Second, the government's Iraq policy was supported by a considerable consensus among the political elite. Third, the political elites were unified in their perceptions that participating in the invasion would yield essential international gains for Poland.

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Poland ; Public Opinion ; Issue Salience ; Iraq Invasion ; Elite Consensus ; Foreign Policy

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