1. Regionalizing the Iraq Conflict?
- Author:
- John Tirman
- Publication Date:
- 12-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- In one way or another, we are headed for a new engagement with the regional players to in an effort end the Iraq war. The idea of bringing in the neighbors to help stabilize and reduce the violence in Iraq is very attractive, and could contribute to a plausible exit strat- egy for the United States. The likelihood of “regionalization” being a success, however, depends on which version. And even with the more cooperative schemes being suggested, the closer one looks, the less promise it seems to hold.
- Topic:
- Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Regionalism, and Iraq War
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, Iran, Middle East, Syria, and North America