24 Blair Foreign Policy
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- Created on: 13-06-17 17:24
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- Blair Foreign Affairs
- Europe
- Positive, Social Chapter
- Primary role, poverty, climate change, terrorism, but slow progress
- 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, devolved immigration and security
- 2007 Lisbon treaty, 27 states, efficiency
- USA
- Special Relationship
- Use NATO after EU and UN failed with Yugoslavia
- Blair, Bush, strong partnership
- Accused of British policy being dominated by USA
- Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone
- Both early successes
- 1999 Milosevic invaded Kosovo
- NATO bombing campaign forced Milosevic retreat
- 2000, supported UN, ended the civil war
- Afghanistan
- 2001, US and UK aim to expel the Taliban
- Slow progress as a democratic state
- Focus on Iraq allowed Taliban to escape and regroup
- Iraq
- 2003-2007
- Fears of Sadam with Al-Qaeda and WMD
- Blair critics said he knew Bush would invade anyway
- Military victory and overthrow completed in a month
- No plan for after, 2006 stability improved
- Ministers resigned, 1mil people protested
- Europe
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