US-French Relations in the Run-Up to the US Invasion of Iraq (2002-2003): Insider Accounts Two Decades on

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Pisarska

Warianty tytułu

Stosunki amerykańsko-francuskie w okresie poprzedzającym inwazję USA na Irak (2002-2003) Wywiady z urzędnikami dwie dekady później

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the article is to provide an insider's account of the US-French dispute in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. By analysing data from 11 qualitative interviews with us senior officials, the articles attempts to make an assessment of the state of US-French relations before the 2003 Iraq Crisis; analyses the rationale behind and development of the dispute, and finally tries to evaluate whether the confrontation has left a mark on bilateral relations two decades on. The central hypothesis tested in this study is that despite the magnitude of the crisis, it has not impacted the overall trajectory of the US-French relationship. The respondents to this study include senior U.S. foreign policy advisors and policy-makers from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State who have been directly involved in the preparations to the war in the years 2001-2003. (original abstract)

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie relacji bezpośrednich uczestników sporu amerykańsko-francuskiego toczącego się w okresie poprzedzającym amerykańską inwazję na Irak w 2003 roku. Analizując dane z jedenastu wywiadów jakościowych, przeprowadzonych z amerykańskimi urzędnikami wysokiego szczebla, podjęto w artykule próbę oceny stanu stosunków amerykańsko-francuskich przed kryzysem w Iraku w 2003 roku oraz omówiono główne przesłanki i rozwój sporu. W artykule dokonano próby oceny, czy głośna międzynarodowo konfrontacja między amerykańskimi i francuskimi decydentami odcisnęła długofalowe piętno na stosunkach dwustronnych. Badanie dowodzi, że pomimo skali kryzysu nie miał on wpływu na ogólną trajektorię stosunków amerykańsko-francuskich. Uczestnikami badania byli doradcy wysokiego szczebla ds. polityki zagranicznej USA oraz decydenci z Departamentu Obrony USA i Departamentu Stanu USA, którzy zostali bezpośrednio zaangażowani w przygotowania do amerykańskiej inwazji na Irak w latach 2001-2003. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Foreign policy; International relations; War in Iraq in 2003

PL

Polityka zagraniczna; Stosunki międzynarodowe; Wojna w Iraku 2003

• Czasopismo: Sprawy Międzynarodowe
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 76
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 121--144

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Pisarska

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics

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DOI

10.35757/sm.2023.76.1.05