Title The Iraq War and democratic governance : Britain and Australia go to war / Judith Betts, Mark Phythian

Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 The US Alliance -- The US-UK 'Special Relationship' -- The Australia-US Alliance -- Blair's Special Relationship-From Clinton to Bush -- Howard's Special Relationship with Bush -- References -- 3 Prime Ministerial Dominance: Cabinet, Party, Parliament and the Bureaucracy -- Blair, the Labour Party and Cabinet Government -- Howard, the Coalition and Cabinet Government -- The Role of Advisers and Officials in the Blair and Howard Governments Blair and Parliament -- Howard and Parliament -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Managing the Media and Pro-war Spin -- Blair: Managing the Media -- Howard: Managing the Media -- UK Media: Holding Government to Account? -- Australian Media: A Case of Circumscribed Curiosity -- The Media Challenge in Reporting on Iraqi WMD -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Managing the Consequences of War: Post-war Inquiries -- UK Inquiries -- The Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) -- The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) -- Withdrawal of Intelligence on Iraqi WMD -- The Hutton Inquiry -- The Butler Inquiry Australia's Inquiries -- Parliamentary (Jull) Inquiry into Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction -- The Leaking of the Jull Inquiry Report -- Flood Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Chilcot Inquiry -- Chilcot's Contribution -- The Policy Dimension-Key Documents -- The Role of Cabinet in the Iraq War Decision -- The Attorney General's Judgement on the Legality of War in Early 2003 -- The Three Stages of the Iraq Failure in the UK -- Reception -- Implications for Australia -- Conclusions: Chilcot's Contribution -- References 7 Never Again? Lessons and Consequences for Australia and the UK -- Consequences for Howard, Blair and the Parties They Led -- Lessons from Post-mortem Inquiries -- Relations with the United States -- The Role of Parliament in War Decisions-Never Again? -- References -- Index Summary 'Drawing on an array of primary sources and interviews, The Iraq War and Democratic Governance makes a profound contribution to the field. The books authoritative account of the post-war inquiries and political consequences in Britain and Australia is essential reading for academics and practitioners interested in matters of international security.-Patrick A. Mello, Visiting Scholar, Willy Brandt School of Public, University of Erfurt, Germany This book examines the decisions by Tony Blair and John Howard to take their nations into the 2003 Iraq War, and the questions these decisions raise about democratic governance. It also explores the significance of the US alliance in UK and Australian decision-making, and the process for taking a nation to war. Relying on primary government documents and interviews, and bringing together various strands of literature that have so far been discussed in isolation (including historical accounts, party politics, prime ministerial leadership and intelligence studies), the authors provide a comprehensive and original view on the various post-war inquiries conducted in the UK, Australia. Judith Betts teaches government and political communication at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She has worked in the Australian Public Service, served as a ministerial adviser and as a speechwriter, and currently works as an academic. Mark Phythian is Professor of Politics in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, UK. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security, and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Blair, Tony, 1953- -- Political and social views Howard, John, 1939- -- Political and social views SUBJECT Blair, Tony, 1953- fast Howard, John, 1939- fast Subject Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Participation, British Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Participation, Australian Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Diplomatic history Comparative politics. International relations. Public administration. Warfare & defence. Political Science -- General. Political Science -- International Relations -- General. Political Science -- Public Policy -- General. Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security. Diplomatic history Military participation -- Australian Military participation -- British Political and social views SUBJECT Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1997- -- Decision making Australia -- Foreign relations -- 1945- -- Decision making Subject Australia Great Britain Iraq Form Electronic book Author Phythian, Mark, author. ISBN 9783030503192 3030503194

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