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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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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So-called allies have denounced U.S. plans to fight Saddam Hussein. Brian Michael Jenkins says they might not like the consequences of our inaction, either.
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Seeking a second UN resolution may seem like overkill, but it is needed and doable, writes Robert Hunter in an commentary.
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The hopeful case for postwar Iraq is worth considering, writes Gregory Treverton in a San Francisco Chronicle commentary.
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Whether or not there is war in Iraq, NATO, the European Union and transatlantic relations already have been deeply affected, posing the gravest challenge to all three since at least the end of the Cold War, writes Robert Hunter in an commentary.
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Published commentary by RAND staff.
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As we move from theory toward practice, Terrence K. Kelly re-examines the standards for an era of prolific weapons of mass destruction.
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commentaries by RAND Staff: Why, for now, there will be no war with Iraq.
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commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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