Type
Article
Abstract
The unanimous passage of Security Council Resolution 1441 marked the onset of the most severe crisis of legitimacy that the United Nations has faced in the post-Cold War period. While some have asserted that the diplomatic clashes between erstwhile allies France and the United States were inevitable given the rise of American unipolarity, an analysis of events leading to the failed US attempt to gain a second resolution reveals that the outcome was among the least preferred for both participants. Using the Verbs In Context system, we conduct a computer-based content analysis of the public statements of the United States and French leaders. Our findings suggest that the diplomatic breakdown was exacerbated by each leaders’ elevated sense of control over the situation and their inaccurate perception of their opponent’s preferences.
Language
English
Department(s)
Political Science
Journal or Book Title
Foreign Policy Analysis
Publication Year
2005
DOI
10.1111/j.1743-8594.2005.00015.x
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Rights Management
Carleton College does not own the copyright to this work and the work is available through the Carleton College Library following the original publisher policies regarding self-archiving. For more information on the copyright status of this work, refer to the current copyright holder.
RoMEO Color
Yellow
Preprint Archiving
Yes
Postprint Archiving
Yes (with publisher permission, 0-24 month embaro depending on journal)
Publisher PDF Archiving
No
Paid OA Option
Yes
Contributing Organization
Carleton College
Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Marfleet, Gregory, and Colleen Miller. 2005. "Failure after 1441: Bush and Chirac in the UN Security Council." Foreign Policy Analysis 1, (3): 333-360. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-8594.2005.00015.x. Accessed via Faculty Work. Political Science. Carleton Digital Commons. https://digitalcommons.carleton.edu/posc_faculty/5
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-8594.2005.00015.x
