Iraška kriza skozi oči političnega realizma

diplomsko delo

Maša Lemajić (Author), Mitja Durnik (Mentor)

Abstract

Diplomsko delo se v svojem bistvu osredotoča na iraško krizo, katere povod je bila ameri-ška intervencija leta 2003. Na osnovi teoretske refleksije realizma kot prevladujočega pristopa k analizi mednarodnih politik poskuša prikazati, kako so interesi ZDA vseskozi usmerjali tok mednarodnih političnih odnosov v svojo korist, ne ozirajoč se na ostale ak-terje v mednarodnem prostoru. Besedilo nas v prvem delu naloge seznani z realistično teorijo mednarodnih odnosov in pomenom intervencije. V nadaljevanju pojasni interese ZDA, ki so vodili njihovo zunanjo politiko do Iraka, ter propagando kot njihovo nosilko. Skozi analizo pravnega okvira pred-stavi dilemo legalnosti in legitimnosti, ki spremlja iraško krizo. Celoto zaokroži pogloblje-na analiza poročanja medijev pred, med in po krizi. Slednja prikaže, kako so vplivni akterji v ameriški politiki z nadzorom nad mediji (z)manipulirali javnost, da bi ta podprla vojno. Z metodo kompilacije smo končno prikazali, kako lahko postopanje ZDA v vojni z Irakom razumemo skozi realistični pogled. V nalogi je bilo ugotovljeno, da so ZDA v boju za nadzor nad iraškimi viri (nafto, trgom in geostrateškim položajem) ter maksimizacijo svoje moči brez posledic kršile univerzalna moralna in pravna pravila. Kot sredstvo za uveljavitev lastnih interesov v javnosti so izbra-le propagando. Nosilec propagandnega sistema so bili mediji, ki jih je spretno nadziral vrh ameriške politične elite. Realistična teorija je v proučevanju sodobnih mednarodnih politik še vedno aktualna, saj z mehanizmom ravnotežja moči najbolje pojasnjuje delovanje in vzgibe držav za kršenje internacionalnega miru. Ker podatki o vojaških operacijah navadno ostanejo skriti še de-setletja po tem, ko je ta že opravljena, je krizo v Iraku potrebno obravnavati z novega, celovitejšega vidika.

Keywords

iraška kriza;realizem;propaganda;mednarodni odnosi;ZDA;

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Language:	Slovenian
Year of publishing:	2020
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UL FU - Faculty of Administration
Publisher:	[M. Lemajić]
UDC:	327
COBISS:	27220227
Views:	429
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Secondary language:	English
Secondary title:	Iraqi crisis through the eyes of the political realism
Secondary abstract:	This paper mainly focuses on the Iraq crisis that occurred as a result of the American in-tervention in 2003. Based on the theoretical reflexion of realism as the prevailing ap-proach to the analysis of international affairs, it tries to demonstrate how US interests turned the course of international political relations to their own advantage, disregarding other participants in the international context. The first part of the paper presents the realistic theory of international relations and de-fines intervention. It goes on to explain the US interests that played an important role in conducting foreign affairs towards Iraq and propaganda as their means of presentation. Through an analysis of the legal framework, the dilemma of legality and legitimacy sur-rounding the Iraq crisis is presented. The first part concludes with an in-depth analysis of media coverage before, during and after the crisis. This analysis shows how influential figures of American politics, who controlled the media, manipulated the public to support the war. With the compilation method, we demonstrated how US actions in the war with Iraq can be understood from a realistic perspective. The paper determines that, fighting for the control over Iraqi sources (oil, market and geostrategic position) and trying to maximise their power, the USA violated universal moral and legal rules without consequences. They chose propaganda as a means to pro-mote their own interests in the public. The propaganda was broadcast in the media, skil-fully controlled by the American political elite. The realistic theory is still relevant in examining contemporary international affairs; using the balance of power mechanism, it explains the most efficiently the actions and motiva-tion of countries to violate international peace. As data on military operations usually remain hidden decades after their termination, the Iraq crisis needs to be discussed from a newer, more comprehensive perspective.
Secondary keywords:	Iraq crisis;realism;propaganda;international relations;the USA;
Type (COBISS):	Bachelor thesis/paper
Study programme:	1000529
Embargo end date (OpenAIRE):	1970-01-01
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Ljubljani, Fak. za upravo
Pages:	IX, 57 str.
ID:	11961915