Australia, Canada, and Iraq
Perspectives on an Invasion
Jack Cunningham editor Ramesh Thakur editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Dundurn Group Ltd
Published:10th Dec '15
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A collection of essays on the war in Iraq; including pieces by Jean Chrétien and John Howard, the prime ministers during the war.
When it was declared in 2003, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was intensely controversial. While a few of America's partners, like Australia, joined in the war, many, including Canada, refused to take part. However the war in Iraq was viewed at the time, though, it is clear that that war and the war in Afghanistan have had a profound and lasting impact on international relations.
Australia, Canada, and Iraq collects essays by fifteen esteemed academics, officials, and politicians, including the prime ministers of Australia and Canada at the time of the war — John Howard and Jean Chretién, respectively. This volume takes advantage of the perspective offered by the decade since the war to provide a clearer understanding of the Australian and Canadian decisions regarding Iraq, and indeed of the invasion itself.
Canada’s example, which takes the war power out of the hands of the prime minister alone, is one for Australia to consider. * Australian Institute of International Affairs *
ISBN: 9781459731516
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Weight: 481g
312 pages