Keeley, James F.Fitzsimmons, Daniel Patrick2017-12-182017-12-182012Fitzsimmons, D. P. (2012). Tipping the scales of conflict: defence policy decision-making in the Canadian federal cabinet (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4775http://hdl.handle.net/1880/105776Bibliography: p. 396-430Includes copy of ethics approvals. Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.This dissertation analyzes how the Government of Canada makes decisions to deploy its forces to international conflicts through an examination of the 1996 Zaire peacekeeping mission, the 1999 Kosovo Air War, the 200 I and 2003 deployments to Afghanistan, and the 2003 Iraq War. Although studies of defence policy decisions are common in the United States (US), research on how the Government of Canada decides to go to war has received very little attention in academic literature. In an effort to help address this gap, this study engages two questions: how does the Canadian government decide to go to war? In addition, which influential factor(s) best explain Canadian defence policy decisions towards going to war? Through an in depth analysis of the decision-making process in each case, the dissertation argues that interdepartmental politics, the US, and international organizations, particularly North Atlantic Treaty Organization, play an important role in the decisions that Canada makes to deploy its forces.vii, 430 leaves ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.doctoral thesis10.11575/PRISM/4775