Danda as the Intrument of

Diplomacy
U.S Iraq Invasion

Akhdan Syarif Khaerullah Abbas

Donna Aprillia Putantry
Bahtiyar Hardiyanto
Hyosin Ryu

Diplomacy
Way of pursuing the national
interest.

Instrument of Diplomacy
According to Kautilya :
1. Sama (negotiation)
2. Dana (concessions)
3. Bedha (pitting)
4. Danda (real force /
military).

Danda is
instrument
to conduct
diplomacy
with power

Americas
foreign
policy
under
George W.
Bush

US invasion towards Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq lasted
from
20 March to 1 May 2003 and
signalled
the start of the Iraq War

Liberating
Iraq
Saddam
under
Hussein
Saddam
Iraq
had
from
Hussein's
strong
Saddam
links
regime
Hussein's
with
had
the
weapons
world
authoritarian
ofof
terrorism,
mass
regime
destruction
such as Osama bin Laden

W
H
Y

In March 2003
the United
States
government
announced that
"negotiations
has failed"

On its practice,
America also
combines Bedha
(divide and rule)
in doing their
diplomacy.

Dollar vs Euro

The two countries held a

successor agreement that in
accordance with the U.S.-Iraq
Claims Settlement Agreement
signed on September 2, 2010

Conclusion
In carrying out its foreign policy in
Iraq, U.S. uses various instruments of
diplomacy as a tool to make it happen.
Start with negotiations, pitting up to the
use of hard power / military.
Danda is the last instrument used by U.S.
in achieving its national interests after
the instruments before the apparently less
effective or fails.