Strategic Implications of Intercommunal Warfare in Iraq
Author: W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 1428910131
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 1428910131
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9781584871873
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the post-Saddam era, differences among Iraqi ethnic and religious groups will either emerge as a barrier to political cooperation and national unity, or they will instead be mitigated as part of the struggle to define a new and more inclusive system of government. Should Iraqi ethnic and sectarian differences become unmanageable, a violent struggle for political power may ensue. This study does not predict an ethnic or sectarian civil war in Iraq except as a worst case, which must be analyzed and considered. If Iraqi violence erupts along religious/sectarian and ethnic lines, this conflict will have thunderous echoes throughout the area. Group identity, which is critical throughout much of the Middle East, will provide a compelling context for regional bystanders watching ethnic and sectarian bloodshed. Moreover, various nations would involve themselves in the fighting in ways up to and including the possibility of military intervention. Additionally, inter-communal harmony and tolerance in other regional states may suffer as the result of Iraqi fighting and the responses of neighboring governments to that fighting. The danger of an Iraqi civil war requires serious U.S. cooperation with those regional states that also have a stake in preventing this outcome.
Author: Stephen J. Blank
Publisher:
Published: 2003-03-31
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781463509057
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →War with Iraq will signal the beginning of a new era in American national security policy and alter strategic balances and relationships around the world. The specific effects of the war, though, will vary from region to region. In some, America's position will be strengthened. In others, it may degrade without serious and sustained efforts. To assess this dynamic, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) has developed a special series of monographs entitled Strategic Effects of Conflict with Iraq. In each, the author has been asked to analyze four issues: the position that key states in their region are taking on U.S. military action against Iraq; the role of America in the region after the war with Iraq; the nature of security partnerships in the region after the war with Iraq; and the effect that war with Iraq will have on the war on terrorism in the region. This monograph is one of the special series. SSI is pleased to offer it to assist the Department of Army and Department of Defense in crafting the most effective strategy possible for dealing with the many consequences of war with Iraq.
Author: Elizabeth Wishnick
Publisher:
Published: 2004-05-31
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9781463504816
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Support for continuing operations in Afghanistan and for antiterrorism has been the driving force for the strengthening of American security cooperation with Central Asia. This monograph 1) explores the military rationale for U.S. security interests in Central Asia; 2) examines the impact of the Iraq war on the sustainability of U.S. forward basing in Central Asia; 3) evaluates the broader consequences for U.S. foreign policy of an American military presence in Central Asia; and 4) assesses the implications for the U.S. Army. The U.S.-led war in Iraq has introduced new complications into security cooperation between the United States and Central Asia and revealed inconsistencies in the U.S. approach to regional security. The increased U.S. security focus on the region has led other regional powers--especially Russia, China, and India--to compete for influence there more overtly, and a continued American military presence is likely to create tensions in Russian-American relations in particular. Central Asian leaders concerned about the implications of the U.S. interest in "regime change" for their own rule, now have an added incentive to overstate terrorist threats facing their countries, while justifying the persecution of any political opposition and peaceful religious activity. By highlighting antiterrorism in U.S. security cooperation with Central Asia, the United States addresses a symptom, rather than the causes of regional security; thus it is pursuing a counterproductive strategy, contributing to the radicalization of political opposition movements and discrediting both democratization and the U.S. commitment to it. Instead, the United States should do more to address the underlying human security problems in the region, which increase its vulnerability to terrorist movements. To this end, the U.S. Army should contribute to humanitarian demining efforts and expand training in drug interdiction there.
Author: Farhad Rezaei
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-05-22
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 3319767895
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book offers the first systematic account of Iran’s foreign policy following the nuclear agreement (JCPOA) of July 14, 2015. The author evaluates in what ways the JCPOA, in conjunction with the dramatic changes taking shape in the international order, have affected Iran’s foreign policy. Known as Normalizers, the moderate leadership under President Hassan Rouhani had planned to normalize Iran’s foreign relations by curtailing terrorism and reintegrate Iran into the community of nations. Their hardline opponents, the Principalists, rejected the JCPOA as a tool of subjection to the West and insisted on exporting the Islamist revolution, a source of much destabilization and terror in the region and beyond. The project also analyzes the struggle between Normalizers and their hardline opponents with regards to global and regional issues and Iran’s foreign policy towards global powers including the U.S., Russia, EU, and regional countries including Iraq, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Author: Scott Pelley
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-05-21
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1488053626
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This inspiring memoir of life on the frontlines of history is a “riveting blend of investigative reporting, color commentary, and personal reminiscence” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley writes as a witness to events that changed our world. In moving, detailed prose, he stands with firefighters at the collapsing World Trade Center on 9/11, advances with American troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, and reveals private moments with presidents (and would-be presidents) he’s known for decades. Pelley also offers a resounding defense of free speech and a free press as the rights that guarantee all others. Above all, Truth Worth Telling offers a collection of inspiring tales that reminds us of the importance of sticking to our values in uncertain times. For readers who believe that values matter, and that truth is worth telling, Pelley writes, “I have written this book for you.”
Author: Ahmad Shikara
Publisher: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Published: 2007-11-19
Total Pages: 15
ISBN-13: 9948009142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Due to strategic, geopolitical and economic factors, outside observers regard the Gulf region as an area of vital interest. As such, threat perceptions relating to Gulf security have become increasingly salient not only for the Gulf states but for the international community as a whole. Indeed the “oil dimension” combined with the “geostrategic dimension” have shaped and framed the policies of many countries concerning the Gulf. In this context, the importance of curtailing and containing any threat that would endanger the overall security – particularly that of oil resources and supplies – of the region concerns outside powers. The main partners and players in the Gulf – the GCC states and the United States – must review any forthcoming proposal for the establishment of a new collective Gulf security system in order to be effective in revising current arrangements. Although oil will continue to be at the core of US strategic interest in the security of the Gulf, the Bush administration has followed a comprehensive, interactive and flexible approach in dealing with economic, political and strategic issues. It is important to understand how the GCC states will produce a new and robust collective security vision and then attempt to face up to the challenges of the new regional order that is currently taking shape. Initially, they must identify the dynamics that affect their security. This will require a review of how the Peninsula Shield force could be re-structured, and of how quickly the force might be made operational; and more importantly, of how much commitment the Gulf states will demonstrate in the implementation of collective regional security agreements. Furthermore, the GCC should examine how it might benefit from the experiences of other regional and international security and political bodies – including the European Union (EU), NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – since security threats cannot be confronted by only a few regional players or through outmoded military techniques, and emphasize the need for the establishment of a collective international forum to tackle regional issues and demands.
Author: Giray Sadik
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780739133804
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Most recognize the importance of public opinion in foreign policy decisions in democracies. However, despite its importance to American security, the question of how American foreign policy has affected the views of foreign publics about the United States is seldom asked. Throughout American Image in Turkey: U.S. Foreign Polley Dimensions, Giray Sadik explores the relationship between American foreign policy and Turkish public opinion about the United States since 9/11. In the post-9/11 era, Turkey was one of the first states to join the global coalition against terrorism, but American and Turkish cooperation in Afghanistan contrasts with their differences about Iraq, which destabilizes their strategic partnership. Sadik examines the effects of American military and economic aid and foreign direct investment (FOI), as well as bilateral trade between the United States and Turkey, on Turkish public opinion about the United States, addressing how these tools can increase levels of favorable public opinion toward the United States. Sadik explains how different trends of U.S. military and economic policies toward Turkey translate into significantly different levels of influence on post-9/11 Turkish public opinion toward the United States. The implications of new geopolitical realities make explorations of the effects of foreign policy on public opinion all the more urgent." --Book Jacket.