Blair's War: Institutional and Individual Determinants of the British Choice in Iraq.

The article presents the conference paper "Blair's War: Institutional and Individual Determinants of the British Choice in Iraq" prepared for presentation at the "46th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association" in Honolulu, Hawaii. The author utilizes the core executive approach in assessing the British central government and emphasizes the specific form it takes in foreign policy matters. It says that British Prime Minister Tony Blair scored very highly in need for power and in terms of his belief in ability to control events.