How successful was british foreign policy during the years 1997 to 2007.

Blair was strongly in favour of closer relationships with europe and attempted to intergrate britian more throughouly into the EU

Liberal intervention

European relations B

Special relationship

Britain's position in the world by 2007

Blair was strongly in favour of closer relationships with europe and attempted to intergrate britian more throughouly into the EU

The Lisbon treaty was an effort to reform the institutions of the EU an make them ready for the influx of many different eastern european nations. agreed to by the end of 2007

However Gordon Brown was more opposed the closer integration into europe

Treaty of Nice was signed in 2001 which made immigration into a EU wide issue.

in 2004 10 members join the EU

In 2007 Bulgaria and romania joined the EU

Blair thought that the EU could be mobilised to play a big deal in the issues of the day

International aid, particularly in africa

Discussions

However progress on this was slow

He was able to develop good relationship with the leaders of europe such as Angela Merkel in germany and president Sarkozy in France

Also had good relations with the leaders of "new europe".

However this treaty was a compromise after proposals for a new constitution were rejected.

Blair brought europe into the social chapter and attempted to join the Euro, however this was unpopular at home and opposed by Gordon Brown, who set up a series of near impossible tests

Peace process in Israel/palestine as well as towards Iran

Sierra Leone

Kososvo

Post 9/11 interventions

Iraq

Afghanistan

Serbian forces had started a full invasion of the region of Kosovo and started committing atrocities

Blair was able get get Bill Clinton to support military action against Kosovo through a bombing campaign, forcing MIlosevic to withdraw from Kosovo

Blair also intervened in the civil war in Sierra Leone, originally troops were sent to evacuate british citizens as rebel forces approached the capital, however they stayed and helped the UN peacekeepers to establish government control.

After the 9/11 attacks preparations began to invade afghanistan as this was were al-qaeda were based

The invasion happened on the 7th of october 2001 and was supported by both the UN and NATO and the taliban government as well as al-qaeda were quickly dislodged

However progress towards establishing a stable central government failed, and the taliban had regrouped by 2006/2007. The war in iraq also diverted needed resources away from afghanisatan.