Foreign Affairs Flashcards
what was an example of Blair trying to establish a more positive relationship with Europe
opting back into the social chapter
how many states did the EU increase to in 2007
27
who were the new nations applying for EU membership in 2007
ukraine, turkey, Croatia and serbia
what was a something that showed similarities between Blair and Clinton
both believed in the ‘third way’
what was Blair’s belief regarding intervention
liberal interventionism
what are two examples of Blairs liberal interventionism
Yugoslavia and sierra leone q
hoe did Blair show liberal interventionism in Kosovo
when Serbia invaded and cleansed kosovans Blair turned to NATO and after a long NATO bombing campaign Milosevic withdrew Serbian forces
how did Blair show liberal interventionism in Sierra Leone
when rebel forces during a civil war threatened to capture the capital city of Freetown in 2000 British sent in armed forces who supported UN peacekeepers in securing the capital
when did the war on terror begin
after 9/11
what was the first example of the war on terror
7th October 2001- Britain helped USA in invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow Taliban and expel al-qaeda. initially they hoped to impose a democratic state but in reality it was peaceful as all leaders escaped
why did Blair think hussein had WMD’s
Hussein refused to cooperate with resolution 1440 which declared UN weapon inspectors must be allowed in Iraq
why was the invasion of Iraq so controversial
no concrete evidence of WMD’s
technically illegal and not permitted by UN
no WMD’s found
what was the aftermath of Iraq for Blair
four ministers including foreign secretary robin cook resigned
‘stop the war’ march in February 2003 attracted more than a million people
made him one of the most unpopular pm’s ever
