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Iraq: Sanctions And Beyond [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 416 pages, height x width: 229x152 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 13-Feb-1997
  • Izdevniecība: Westview Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0813332354
  • ISBN-13: 9780813332352
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 416 pages, height x width: 229x152 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 13-Feb-1997
  • Izdevniecība: Westview Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0813332354
  • ISBN-13: 9780813332352
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An analysis of the current political situation in Iraq, the prospects for political change, the problems posed by ethnic divisions and the creation of a Kurdish enclave, the current economic situation and the impact of sanctions, the strategic impact of Iraqi capability to resume oil and gas production, the threat Iraq poses to its neighbors, its role in supporting terrorism and extremism, Iraq's efforts to rebuild its conventional military forces, and its efforts to rebuild its ability to manufacture and deliver weapons. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $32.00. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

"This volume provides analysis of the state of Iraq’s security and of current Western policy toward the country in the wake of the Gulf War. It also examines the political, economic, and security impac"


List of Tables and Illustrations
ix(4)
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction
1(7)
The Policy Options for Dealing with Iraq
1(2)
Key Policy Complications in Dealing with Iraq
3(2)
A Lack of Present and Future Consensus
5(1)
Policy and the Role of Analysis
6(2)
2 Internal Political Developments Since the Gulf War
8(4)
Internal Political Developments Since the Gulf War
8(2)
The Informal and Formal Basis of Iraq's Power Structure
10(2)
3 The Informal Politics of the "Center"
12(24)
Sunni Popular Opinion and the "Center" Immediately after the Gulf War
12(1)
Sunni Popular Opinion and the "Center" Since the Gulf War
13(3)
Growing Alienation and the Death of "Reform"
16(3)
Problems with the Key Clans
19(2)
Problems in Saddam's Family and Coterie
21(10)
Current Trends in Iraq's Informal Power Structure
31(2)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
33(3)
4 The Formal Politics of Iraq's Instruments of State Power
36(23)
The Revolutionary Command Council
36(1)
The Ba'ath Party
37(3)
The Cabinet and Government Leadership
40(2)
Financial Resources
42(2)
The Security Structure
44(5)
The Iraqi Armed Forces
49(8)
The "Old Boy" Network and the Interaction Between Informal and Formal Instruments of Power
57(1)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
58(1)
5 The "Periphery": Opposition Movements and Ethnic and Sectarian Issues
59(52)
An "Artificial" State
59(1)
The Politics of Conspiracy and Violence
60(3)
Opposition Parties
63(7)
Iraq's Crisis with the Kurds
70(25)
The Role of the Kurds in a "Centrist" or "Peripheral" Strategy
95(2)
Iraq's Crisis with Its Shi'ites
97(12)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
109(2)
6 The "Periphery": Political Alienation and Abuses of Human Rights
111(13)
Killings and Torture
111(7)
Prisons and the Legal System
118(2)
Freedom of Speech and Political Dissent
120(1)
Treatment of Minorities and Foreigners
121(1)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
122(2)
7 Sanctions and Economic Instability
124(37)
The Iraqi Economy Before the Gulf War
127(9)
The Iraqi Economy After the Gulf War
136(1)
UN Sanctions and the Policies of the Iraqi Government
137(10)
The Iraqi Government's Refusal of Relief from UN Sanctions
147(3)
Accepting UN Security Council Resolution 986
150(3)
The Future Political Impact of Sanctions
153(3)
Debt and Reparations After the Gulf War
156(2)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
158(3)
8 Oil and Iraqi Export Capabilities
161(21)
Iraq's Strategic Oil and Gas Potential
161(2)
Iraqi Oil Production Before the Gulf War
163(7)
Oil Production Efforts Since the Gulf War
170(3)
Iraqi Refining and Petrochemical Capability
173(1)
Production and Development Prospects Once Sanctions Are Lifted or Relaxed
174(2)
Natural Gas
176(1)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
177(5)
9 External Relations
182(29)
Iraq's Foreign Policy Since the Gulf War
182(2)
The Continuing Threat to Kuwait
184(5)
Relations with Iran
189(4)
Iraqi Support of the People's Mujahideen
193(1)
Relations with Syria, Jordan, and Turkey
193(7)
Iraq, Egypt, and Other Arab States
200(1)
Iraq and the Gulf States
201(3)
Iraq and the International Community
204(5)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
209(2)
10 Military Developments
211(22)
Iraqi Military Expenditures
218(6)
Iraqi Arms Imports
224(2)
Iraqi Efforts to Smuggle Arms and Parts and Rebuild Its Iraqi Military Industries Since the Gulf War
226(6)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
232(1)
11 The Threat from Iraqi Land Forces
233(30)
The Impact of the Gulf War on the Iraqi Army
233(3)
The Iraqi Army in 1996
236(1)
The Republican Guards
237(1)
Deployments Against the Kurds
238(1)
Deployments Against the Shi'ites
239(1)
Land Force Equipment Holdings
240(18)
Land Force Readiness and Warfighting Effectiveness
258(4)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
262(1)
12 The Threat from Iraqi Air and Air Defense Forces
263(18)
The Cost of the Gulf War to the Iraqi Air Force
263(2)
Current Air Force Equipment Holdings
265(6)
Air Readiness and Warfighting Capabilities
271(3)
Land-Based Air Defenses
274(3)
Land-Based Air Defense Readiness and Warfighting Capability
277(3)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
280(1)
13 The Threat from Iraqi Naval Forces
281(5)
Surviving Combat Ships
281(4)
Naval Readiness and Warfighting Capability
285(1)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
285(1)
14 Unconventional Warfare and Terrorism
286(4)
Recent Iraqi Terrorist Activity
286(1)
Attempting to Assassinate President Bush
287(1)
Other Recent Iraqi Acts of Terrorism
288(1)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
289(1)
15 The Threat from Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction
290(54)
The Struggle to Eliminate Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
290(16)
Iraq's Future Missile Capabilities
306(8)
Iraq's Future Chemical Weapons Capabilities
314(4)
Iraq's Future Biological Weapons Capabilities
318(15)
Iraq's Future Nuclear Capability
333(2)
Implications for Western and Southern Gulf Strategy
335(9)
16 The Problem of Policy: Beyond Sanctions and "Dual Containment"
344(16)
The Case for Continuing Military Containment
345(5)
Prospects for Political Change
350(6)
Iran and Iraq: The Risk of a "Devil's Bargain,"
356(1)
The Problem of Sanctions
357(3)
Sources and Methods 360(3)
Notes 363(31)
About the Book and Authors 394