Iraq's road to war

Author(s)

• Baram, Amatzia
• Rubin, Barry M.

Bibliographic Information

Iraq's road to war

edited by Amatzia Baram and Barry Rubin

Macmillan Press, 1993

• : pbk

Note

The chapters are revised and updated from papers presented at a May 1991 conference entitled "Iraq Under the Ba'th and the Gulf Crisis" -introduction

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780333618929

Description

Twice in a decade, Iraq marched to war: in 1980, invading Iran to start an eight-year war; and in 1990, seizing Kuwait in a crisis, pitting it against America and an international coalition. These actions have brought Iraq to the centre of world attention. Asking what forces and factors set Iraq on its course, this book shows how President Saddam Hussain's decision-making and Iraq's domestic politics, economics and foreign relations combined in a volatile mix. It points to how Iran's Islamic revolution made that country appear simultaneously threatening and weak - a situation that led to Iraq invading and the start of an eight-year war. It also investigates the motives of invading Kuwait.

Table of Contents

• PART 1: IRAQ'S POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY: Why Iraq Invaded Kuwait and Lost the Gulf War
• The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait - Decision-making in Baghdad, Amatzia Baram
• Iraq's Army - Military Weakness, Political Utility, Mark Heller
• Iraq's Resentful Shia and Kurdish Communities, Ofra Bengio
• The Crisis's Economic Roots and Repercussions Iraq's Economy and International Sanctions, Patrick Clawson
• Iraq and The World Oil Market - Oil and Power After The Gulf War, Robert J. Lieber. PART 2: IRAQ'S FOREIGN RELATIONS: The Arab World and Iraq Kuwait - Between Surrender and Defiance, Joseph Kostiner
• Saudi Arabia - The Bank Vault Next Door, Jacob Goldberg
• Jordan's Relations with Iraq - Ally or Victim, Joseph Nevo
• PLO - Brother's Keepers, Losers Weepers, Barry Rubin
• A Modus Vivendi Challenged - The Arabs in Israel and the Gulf War, Ian Pappe
• Syria - Iraq's Radical Nemesis, Michael Eppel
• Egypt in the Gulf Crisis, Yoram Meital
• The Regional Powers and Iraq
• Turkey - Iraq's European Neighbour, David Kushner
• Iran - War Ended, Hostility Continued, Shaul Bakhash
• Israel Faces Iraq - The Politics of Confrontation, Avner Yaniv
• The World and Iraq
• The United States and Iraq - From Appeasement to War, Barry Rubin
• Western Europe and Iraq - The Cases of France and West Germany, Helmut Hubel
• The Gulf Crisis in Historical Perspective, P. J. Vatikiotis.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333694336

Description

Twice in a decade, Iraq marched to war: in 1980, invading Iran to start an eight-year-long slaughter; and in 1990, seizing Kuwait in a crisis pitting it against America and an international coalition. These actions shifted a little-known country to the very center of world affairs. What forces and factors set Iraq on this course? Iraq's Road to War shows how president Saddam Hussain's decision-making and Iraq's domestic politics, economics, and foreign relations combined in a volatile mix. When Iran's Islamic revolution made that country seem simultaneously threatening and weak, Iraq's strong, well-armed regime seized the chance to attack its neighbour. But when fighting ended in 1988, Iraq faced economic crisis and feared social unrest. The regime embarked on a new effort to be the regional superpower. Finding little Arab or US opposition to its escalating aggressive rhetoric, Iraq struck again to annex Kuwait's oil wealth. With contributions from leading experts and much new material, Iraq's Road to War provides a comprehensive picture of Iraq, its neighbours, and two wars that shook the world.

Table of Contents

• Introduction - Amatzia Baram & Barry Rubin - PART 1: IRAQ'S POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY - Why Iraq Invaded Kuwait and Lost the Gulf War - The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait: Decisionmaking in Baghdad
• Amatzia Baram - Iraq's Army: Military Weakness, Political Utility
• Mark Heller - Iraq's Resentful Shia and Kurdish Communities
• Ofra Bengio - The Crisis's Economic Roots and Repercussions - Iraq's Economy and International Sanctions
• Patrick Clawson - Iraq and The World Oil Market: Oil and Power After The Gulf War
• Robert J. Lieber - PART 2: IRAQ FOREIGN RELATIONS - The Arab World and Iraq - Kuwait: Between Surrender and Defiance
• Joseph Kostiner - Saudi Arabia: The Bank Vault Next Door
• Jacob Goldberg - Jordan's Relations with Iraq: Ally or Victim
• Joseph Nevo - PLO: Brother's Keepers, Losers Weepers
• Barry Rubin - A Modus Vivendi Challenged: The Arabs in Israel and the Gulf War
• Ian Pappe - Syria: Iraq's Radical Nemesis
• Michael Eppel - Egypt in the Gulf Crisis
• Yoram Meital - The Regional Powers and Iraq - Turkey: Iraq's European Neighbour
• David Kushner - Iran: War Ended, Hostility Continued
• Shaul Bakhash - Israel Faces Iraq: The Politics of Confrontation
• Avner Yaniv - The World and Iraq - The United States and Iraq: From Appeasement to War
• Barry Rubin - Western Europe and Iraq: The Cases of France and West Germany
• Helmut Hubel - The Gulf Crisis in Historical Perspective
• P.J. Vatikiotis - Notes on Contributors - Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA22991467
• ISBN:
  • 0333618920
  • 0333694333
• LCCN: 93024709
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke, UK
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 304 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS79.7.
  • DC20 : 327.567
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1979-
  • LCSH : Iraq -- Foreign relations -- 1979-
  • LCSH : Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Causes