[PDF] Strategies For Reshaping Us Policy In Iraq And The Middle East eBook

Author : United States Senate
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2020-01-08
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ISBN : 9781655344589

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Strategies for reshaping U.S. Policy in Iraq and the Middle East: hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Nineth [sic] Congress, first session, February 1, 2005.

Author : United States Congress Senate Committee
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 19,17 MB
Release : 2015-02-14
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ISBN : 9781297009952

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Author : Richard G. Lugar
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Page : 127 pages
File Size : 47,2 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
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ISBN : 9780756749064

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Witnesses: Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh Burke Fellow in Strategy, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS); Peter Khalil, Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution; Gregory Newbold, Lt. Gen., U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Mng. Dir., Globesecnine; & U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, Jr., from DE, Barbara Boxer from CA, Lincoln Chafee from RI, Norm Coleman from MN, Christopher Dodd from CT, Russell Feingold from WI, Chuck Hagel from NE, Richard Lugar from IN, Mel Martinez from FL, Bill Nelson from FL, & George Voinovich from OH. Additional Material: Andrew Natsios, Admin., USAID: Letter to Sen. Lugar, & Enclosure to letter: USAID's Iraq Reconstruction Program.Ó Charts & Tables.

Author : Alexander T.J. Lennon
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 38,26 MB
Release : 2004-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262265393

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An analysis of the policies of preemption and regime change as well as an examination of US policy options for dealing with each country in the "axis of evil." In January 2002, President George W. Bush declared Iran, Iraq, and North Korea constituents of an "axis of evil." US strategy toward each of these countries has clearly varied since, yet similar issues and policy options have emerged for US relations with all three. Reshaping Rogue States seeks to improve our understanding of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as well as of current and future policy options to combat the threats these nations pose. The book's comprehensive analysis of preemption and regime change debates the circumstances under which each policy might be justified or legal under international law. Prominent strategists and policymakers consider alternatives to preemption—including prevention, counterproliferation, and cooperative security—and draw conclusions from efforts to bring about regime change in the past. Reshaping Rogue States also reviews the differing policy challenges presented by each so-called axis member. Specifically, it considers how the United States might strike a balance with North Korea through multilateral negotiations; the changes within Iran that call for changes in US policy; and the dilemmas the United States faces in post-Saddam Iraq, including continuing insurgency, instability, and the feasibility of democracy.

Author : Richard D. Sokolsky
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Iraq
ISBN : 9781410217592

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As this book goes to press in early 2003, U.S.-led military action to eliminate Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and to create postwar conditions that could support democratic political development appears increasingly likely. However that operation unfolds, it will mark an end to the decade-long policy of containment of Iraq and set the stage for a new American approach to security cooperation and political engagement throughout the Persian Gulf. The chapters in this book offer a timely and sustainable roadmap for a new U.S. strategy and military posture in the region. The presence of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Saudi Arabia, has been a highly contentious issue in the Arab world since the Persian Gulf War of 1991. While this presence gave the United States and its coalition partners new flexibility in containing Saddam Husayn, managing regional stability, and ensuring access to oil, it also exacerbated anti-American sentiment, particularly among the more devout and disaffected youth in the region. Removal of that presence and of the governments that allowed it became a rallying cry for Osama bin Laden and in the development of the terrorist jihad of al Qaeda. However, as contributors to this volume make clear, even in the absence of the new demands of the global war on terrorism, other regional political and strategic developments, as well as the erosion of international support for dual containment, warrant a reshaping of that military presence. Moreover, the continued transformation of U.S. military forces, including the enhancement of expeditionary and long-range power projection capabilities, could allow for a reduced forward presence in the Gulf. Managing such a transition will require a comprehensive regional strategy and reduction of the Iraqi threat to the region. Washington's scope for action will be greatly influenced by how military action against Iraq unfolds and what conclusions other countries in the region draw from it.

Author : Steven Metz
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 17,23 MB
Release : 2008-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1597971960

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Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein hastened needed military transformation and strategic reassessments in the post–Cold War era. But the preoccupation with Iraq also mired the United States in the Middle East and led to a bloody occupation. What will American strategy look like after U.S. troops leave Iraq? Iraq and the Evolution of American Strategy examines the ways in which the Gulf War, the WMD standoff, the Iraq War, and the ongoing occupation have driven broader changes in U.S. national security policy and military strategy. Steven Metz answers three overarching questions: 1. How did the conflict with Iraq drive and shape broader changes in national security and military strategy? 2. Did policymakers and military leaders interpret the conflict correctly and make the most effective responses? 3. What does this process tell us about the process of change in America's national security and military strategy and in the evolution of its strategic culture? Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America's worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled. With lessons for all readers concerned about America's role in the world, Dr. Metz's important new work will especially appeal to scholars and students of strategy and international security studies, as well as to military professionals and DOD civilians. With a foreword by Colin S. Gray.

Author : Dafna H. Rand
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815737407

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It's time for new policies based on changing U.S. interests U.S. policy in the Middle East has had very few successes in recent years, so maybe it's time for a different approach. But is the new approach of the Trump administration--military disengagement coupled with unquestioning support for key allies--Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia--the way forward? In this edited volume, noted experts on the region lay out a better long-term strategy for protecting U.S. interests in the Middle East. The authors articulate a vision that is both self-interested and carefully tailored to the unique dynamics of the increasingly divergent sub-regions in the Middle East, including North Africa, the Sunni Arab bloc of Egypt and Persian Gulf states, and the increasingly chaotic Levant. The book argues that the most effective way to pursue and protect U.S. interests is unlikely to involve the same alliance-centric approach that has been the basis of Washington's policy since the 1990s. Instead, the United States should adopt a nimbler and less military-dominant strategy that relies on a diversified set of partners and a determination to establish priorities for American interests and the use of resources, both financial and military. In essence, the book calls for a new post-Obama and post-Trump approach to the region that reflects the fact that U.S. interests are changing and likely will continue to change. The book offers a fresh perspective in advance of the 2020 presidential election.

Author : Geoffrey Leslie Simons
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
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Accomplished author Geoff Simons offers an incisive look at the implications of US involvement in Iraq