Iraq In Transition

A Political, Economic, And Strategic Perspective
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-00658-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

After twenty-five years of thinly veiled hostility, U.S. relations with post-monarchial Iraq have warmed dramatically. Simultaneously, Iraq's sovereignty has become the keystone of Gulf stability, due to Iraq's military and economic resilience and to the rise of Khomeini's Iran and the waning of Saudi influence. In this book, five leading analysts

Autoren/Hrsg.

Axelgard, Frederick W

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword -- War and Oil: Implications for Iraq’s Postwar Role in Gulf Security -- The Politics of War: Presidential Centrality, Party Power, Political Opposition -- Economic Outlook: Guns and Butter, Phase Two? -- Iraq in the Gulf -- Iraq and the Superpowers

Über Autor(innen)

Frederick W. Axelgard is a Fellow in Middle East Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.