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 impact of sanctions, Iraq's future role as an oil exporter, the U.S. policy of “dual containment” in relation to Iraq, and options for dealing with Iraq in the future.
"This volume provides analysis of the state of Iraqs 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"
This book provides analysis of the state of Iraq's security and of Western policy toward the country in the wake of the Gulf War, examining the political, economic, and security impact of sanctions, Iraq's future role as an oil exporter, and the U.S. policy of dual containment in relation to Iraq.
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 impact of sanctions, Iraq's future role as an oil exporter, the U.S. policy of ?dual containment? in relation to Iraq, and options for dealing with Iraq in the future.
Introduction -- Internal Political Developments Since the Gulf War --
The Informal Politics of the Center -- The Formal Politics of Iraqs
Instruments of State Power -- The Periphery: Opposition Movements and
Ethnic and Sectarian Issues -- The Periphery: Political Alienation and
Abuses of Human Rights -- Sanctions and Economic Instability -- Oil and Iraqi
Export Capabilities -- External Relations -- Military Developments -- The
Threat from Iraqi Land Forces -- The Threat from Iraqi Air and Air Defense
Forces -- The Threat from Iraqi Naval Forces -- Unconventional Warfare and
Terrorism -- The Threat from Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction -- The Problem
of Policy: Beyond Sanctions and Dual Containment -- Sources and Methods
Anthony H. Cordesman is currently a senior fellow and codirector of the Middle East Program, and director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, a military analyst for ABC News and adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University. He has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defence, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. Abraham R. Wagner is an independent defence consultant in the area of national security problems working with Science Applications International, Inc., as well as several federal agencies. He has written extensively on Third World military technologies and appeared on ABC News, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CBN to provide expert analysis of the Persian Gulf War. Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office for the secretary of defence, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. He is currently a senior fellow and codirector of the Middle East Program at the centre for Strategic and International Studies, an adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. He lives in Washington, D.C. Ahmed S. Hashim is a fellow in Political-Military Affairs and the Middle East Program at the centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., where he specializes on strategic issues. Previously, he was a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He lives in Virginia.
