How international relations change in the years 1991-2003
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- How did international relations change in the years 1991 - 2003?
- The consequences of the soviet war on Afghanistan
- Survivors were a generation that only knew war, hatred and fear
- The impact of the Iraq War, 2003
- Did not only impact Iraq it also changed international relations
- Hussein was overthrown and the 1st free democratic elections in 50 years were held
- The invasion caused 50,000 military deaths and up to 1,000,000 civilian deaths
- The invasion caused tension within the NATO alliance
- The war damaged transatlantic relations as it made the world question US judgement
- The First Gulf War had common consent, removing Hussein from power however had no broad agreement or coalition willing to carry out the act
- Some European leaders had conditional support for the war however public support from Europe and Middle East was against the war
- In the Middle East it was viewed as anti-Arabic and most Arabic leaders spoke out against the foreign occupation
- In 2003 the League of Arab States condemned the attack
- Countries including France, Germany, Canada and Russia refused to support the invasion
- Reaction to the war in the US and UK were mixed
- Anti-war protests were held in US and UK cities in the lead-up to the invasion and during the war, causing criticism towards both Bush and Blair
- The UN's reputation and authority as Iraq was invaded without the Security Council's approval
- Far from winning the war on terror, terrorism; specifically, anti-American suicide attacks increased
- International relations were challenged as a result of the war in Iraq
- More worryingly, Al-Qaeda was not defeated in Iraq
- Iraq was plunged into a civil war which allowed militant groups to thrive
- Eventually they merged into Islamic State (IS), which seized control of parts of Iraq
- Iraq was plunged into a civil war which allowed militant groups to thrive
- More worryingly, Al-Qaeda was not defeated in Iraq
- International relations were challenged as a result of the war in Iraq
- Far from winning the war on terror, terrorism; specifically, anti-American suicide attacks increased
- The UN's reputation and authority as Iraq was invaded without the Security Council's approval
- Anti-war protests were held in US and UK cities in the lead-up to the invasion and during the war, causing criticism towards both Bush and Blair
- Reaction to the war in the US and UK were mixed
- Countries including France, Germany, Canada and Russia refused to support the invasion
- In 2003 the League of Arab States condemned the attack
- In the Middle East it was viewed as anti-Arabic and most Arabic leaders spoke out against the foreign occupation
- Some European leaders had conditional support for the war however public support from Europe and Middle East was against the war
- The First Gulf War had common consent, removing Hussein from power however had no broad agreement or coalition willing to carry out the act
- The war damaged transatlantic relations as it made the world question US judgement
- The invasion caused tension within the NATO alliance
- The invasion caused 50,000 military deaths and up to 1,000,000 civilian deaths
- Hussein was overthrown and the 1st free democratic elections in 50 years were held
- Did not only impact Iraq it also changed international relations
- The "War on Terror"
- Relations became more tense
- "War on Terror" refers to actions by the US and allies against governments which support terrorist organisations.
- 9/11 horrifically impacted international relations
- People around the world had been affected
- Therefore international relations changed to fight against this 'unseen' enemy
- Countries gave the US support and believed unity was essential to destroy this enemy
- Therefore international relations changed to fight against this 'unseen' enemy
- People around the world had been affected
- 9/11 horrifically impacted international relations
- "War on Terror" refers to actions by the US and allies against governments which support terrorist organisations.
- Relations became more tense
- Introduction
- Between 1991-2003 relations changed dramatically. The Cold War ended but did not bring peace. A new kind of conflict: an ideological conflict between Muslim jihadists and Western capitalist democracies emerged. The jihadists used terrorism to scare and weaken the West and the western powers responded by declaring a 'war on terror'
- Conclusion
- Between 1991-2003 we can see that international relations changed greatly and tensions increased. IS continues to pose a challenge and a threat to relations
- The consequences of the soviet war on Afghanistan
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