Beschreibung:
Examining China's changing role in the UN security council, in the context of policy decisions and the Iraq intervention.
1. Introduction Part 1: The Strategic Preferences Framework 2. The Reasons for Action: Strategic Preferences in Explaining Foreign Policy 3. China's Strategic Preferences in the UN Security Council, 1971-the mid 1980s Part 2: The Case Studies 4. China's Decisions in the Security Council over the Use of Force (1990-2002) 5. State Sovereignty vs. Humanitarian Intervention: China's Position over the Establishment of "No-Fly Zones" (1991-1992) 6. China and the UN Sanctions Regime against Iraq (1991-2002) 7. Weapons Inspections: China, the UN and the Disarming of Iraq (1991-2002) Part 3: The Implications 8. Conclusions