After nearly 25 years of Saddam Hussein's rule, Iraqis generally welcomed his overthrow during the 2003 invasion, but the post-Saddam years have seen increased religious conflicts, economic struggles, insurgency, and the continued and divisive presence of occupying forces. RAND research on the Gulf Wars and nation-building efforts in Iraq have helped to inform and advise both the U.S. government and military, and the nascent Iraqi government.
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If Saddam Hussein is ousted as leader of Iraq, the United States will face critical decisions about the future of the world's second-largest oil reserves, writes policy analyst James Bartis.
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Testimony presented before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, on September 23, 2003.
COMMENTARY
Iraq will be cleansed of weapons of mass destruction and the means of making them, but the post-crisis course of U.S. policy in the Middle East is far from clear, writes Robert Hunter in an commentary.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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An analysis of attempts to coerce Iraq since Desert Storm reveals that military strikes and other forms of pressure that threatened Saddam Husayn's relationship with his power base proved effective at forcing concessions from the Iraqi regime.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
A number of Middle Eastern states — e.g., Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia — seem to be "coup-proof." That is, their regimes have created structures that minimize the possibility that a small group can seize power.
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Saddam Hussein's Iraq often appears immune to coercion.
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This report describes the contents and findings of a military manpower policy study prompted by the around-the-clock warfighting tempo experienced by the U.S. forces on Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and Kuwait in 1991.
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This article considers the main characteristics of the multinational coalition's campaign for air superiority; the campaign's effect on the subsequent course and outcome of the war; aspects of the campaign that were unique to the Gulf; ...
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This Note is the companion piece to earlier work, which described a methodology for analyzing and gaming opponent reasoning and reported on its employment during and after the recent conflict with Iraq.
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Examines the achievement of the principle of unity of effort from a narrow focus on the command and control of U.S. joint tactical air operations in four campaigns (Midway, the Solomons, Korea, and Vietnam) from 1942 to 1968...
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Whether the recent evolution of Iraq away from close affiliation with the Soviet Union will lead to a full reorientation, or even to a position enhancing common interests with the West, will depend on the relative weight given to several conflicting ...
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Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
B.S. in international affairs, Georgetown School of Foreign Service
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Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; B.S. in journalism, Northwestern University
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Project Associate
M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in international studies, Johns Hopkins University
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Senior Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in mathematics, M.S. in computer and systems engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.A. in strategic studies, U.S. Army War College; B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point
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