The future of Dutch foreign policy

he investigation into the reasoning behind the Dutch support for the US-UK invasion of Iraq may well mark a post-Cold War turning point for Dutch foreign policy. The days of the taken-for-granted US-European relationship are over.

One significant finding of the investigation into the reasoning behind the Dutch support for the US-UK invasion of Iraq, published earlier this month, was the decisive role of the ‘Atlantic reflex’. The committee chaired by former supreme court judge Willibrord Davids concluded the ministry of foreign affairs had treated the question primarily as an issue of alliance with its strongest international partner, rather than an issue to be decided on merits of international law.

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Labels: Dutch politics, Foreign Policy, Irak crisis, Irak onderzoek, United States

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