Iraq : sanctions and beyond

Author(s)

• Cordesman, Anthony H.
• Hashim, Ahmed S.

Bibliographic Information

Iraq : sanctions and beyond

Anthony H. Cordesman and Ahmed S. Hashim

（CSIS Middle East dynamic net assessment）

Westview Press, 1997

• : pbk
• : hc

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-393)

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hc ISBN 9780813332352

Description

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 impact of sanctions, Iraqs 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 impact of sanctions, Iraqs 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. }

Table of Contents

• 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 Iraqs 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

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813332369

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

• NCID: BA31188795
• ISBN:
  • 0813332362
  • 0813332354
• LCCN: 96046046
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder, Colo.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 394 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS79.7
  • DC20 : 956.704/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1979-
  • LCSH : Iraq -- Foreign relations -- 1979-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA29887601