The importance of the Iraq crisis, beyond the conflict itself, lies in its scope. It questioned the functioning and the very existence of institutions and fundamental pillars of the international order. The discussion covered numerous organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, as well as a large number of non-governmental organizations. Faced with the American decision to act unilaterally, the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union experienced a division. Its members adopted conflicting and irreconcilable positions in the different forums. Serious doubts were sown about the realization of the project of civilization that the European construction contains. The lack of a common European foreign policy in matters of security and defense was appreciated and the Union was forced to remain silent on the issue of war and peace.
Keywords:
European Union, United States, Iraq War, Common Foreign Policy, Security and Defense
Author Biographies
Esteban Paredes Castro
Abogado; magíster en ciencia política y relaciones internacionales de la Universidad Católica de Lovaina.
Camilo Sanhueza Bezanilla
Licenciado en historia; estudios de postgrado en la Universidad Católica de Lovaina, en el Instituto de Altos Estudios Internacionales de Ginebra, y en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Paredes Castro, E., & Sanhueza Bezanilla, C. (2003). La Unión Europea y la crisis de Irak. Estudios Internacionales, 36(142), p. 59–72. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2003.14568
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