Iraq - Sanctions and Beyond

Informationen zum Autor Anthony H Cordesman Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction -- Internal Political Developments Since the Gulf War -- The Informal Politics of the “Center” -- The Formal Politics of Iraq’s 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

Product details

• Authors: Anthony H Cordesman, Anthony H. Cordesman, Anthony H. Hashim Cordesman, Ahmed Hashim, Ahmed S Hashim, Ahmed S. Hashim
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.1997
• EAN: 9780813332369
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-3236-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: CSIS Middle East Dynamic Net A
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Internationale Beziehungen, Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, Naher und Mittlerer Osten, Militärgeschichte, Politische Kontrolle, Propaganda und Freiheitsrechte, Asiatische Geschichte