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1112. Toward a European Strategy for Iraq
- Author:
- Giacomo Luciani and Felix Neugart
- Publication Date:
- 03-2003
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Chatham House
- Abstract:
- The Iraq crisis has been a disaster for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU). Member countries are very visibly split in their position towards the war against the regime in Baghdad. EU institutions have been unable to agree on more than the unconditional implementation of the relevant United Nations resolutions leaving the door open for widely diverging interpretations. The challenge of the Iraq crisis does not bode well for the future of a cohesive European Foreign Policy, and the CFSP requires a fresh approach.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, and War
- Political Geography:
- Iraq, Europe, Middle East, Arabia, and United Nations
1113. Love Us Not, Just Follow Us
- Author:
- Ehsan Ahrari
- Publication Date:
- 03-2003
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Columbia International Affairs Online
- Abstract:
- The lone superpower has become the sole recipient of world criticism as well as praise and envy. According to a recent survey issued by the Pew Research Center, “Images of the United States have been tarnished in all types of nations: among longtime NATO allies, in developing countries, in Eastern Europe, and, most dramatically in Muslim societies.” That is the price of excellence. If others cannot be as good as you, the least they can do is admire and emulate you. The United States is criticized, and even hated in some regions, but the overriding variable is the global feeling of envy toward it. The survey underscores that the leadership of the superpower is an established phenomenon, at least for now, while its negative image continues to linger.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy and Globalization
- Political Geography:
- United States and Middle East
1114. The Long, Hard Slog
- Author:
- Reuel Marc Gerecht
- Publication Date:
- 11-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- Real progress has been made in the war on terror-al Qaeda no longer enjoys state-sponsorship, and Iraq is moving toward democracy. But because neither the rogue regimes nor the "holy warriors" in the region can afford to allow the United States to successfully introduce democracy into Iraq, we must expect them to ratchet up the level of violence to prevent that from happening.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, and Middle East
1115. Unfair and Unbalanced
- Author:
- Joshua Muravchik
- Publication Date:
- 09-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- The longstanding media practice of whitewashing tyrannical regimes and their actions continues in most coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Journalists must figure out how to avoid giving a tyranny the upper hand when it takes on a democracy.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
1116. What Iraqis Really Think
- Author:
- Karl Zinsmeister
- Publication Date:
- 09-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- Until recently, U.S. policy toward Iraq has been handicapped by a lack of acknowledged support for the United States from the Iraqi people themselves. According to most news and media outlets, Iraqi public opinion toward the United States is negative, but a recent study commissioned by The American Enterprise and conducted by Zogby International, a well-known polling agency, indicates Iraqi support for a continued U.S. presence in the region.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, America, and Middle East
1117. Be Careful What You Wish For
- Author:
- Reuel Marc Gerecht
- Publication Date:
- 09-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- The Bush administration has joined those calling for more international troops in Iraq as a consensus-building approach to stabilizing the region. It is unlikely, however, that Iraqis will easily accept the authority of foreign troops—especially foreign Muslim troops.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
- Political Geography:
- Iraq and Middle East
1118. Lessons of Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Author:
- Richard Perle
- Publication Date:
- 08-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- The war in Iraq has demonstrated the significance of strong, decisive government leadership, bold military tactics coupled with advanced technology, and the possibility of spreading freedom and democracy throughout the Arab world.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democratization, and Economics
- Political Geography:
- Iraq, Middle East, and Arabia
1119. Fighting a Global Counterinsurgency
- Author:
- Thomas Donnelly
- Publication Date:
- 12-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- More than two years after the September 11 attacks, the American military finds itself entrenched in a host of open-ended, low-level counterinsurgency campaigns across the Muslim world. These guerrilla conflicts have become, to no small extent, the operational reality that defines the global war on terror. But our current experience in Iraq—the central front of that broader conflict—suggests that the Pentagon still has a long way to go before it can prosecute these "small wars" with the same primacy it displayed during the "big war" this spring. Thus, if the United States is to succeed in creating a different kind of Middle East, it must create a different kind of military, redefining defense transformation to meet the strategic challenge now before us.
- Topic:
- Security and Foreign Policy
- Political Geography:
- United States, America, and Middle East
1120. U.S. Counterinsurgency in Iraq
- Author:
- Thomas Donnelly
- Publication Date:
- 11-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Abstract:
- Since sweeping Saddam Hussein's regime from power this spring, U.S. forces in Iraq have been confronted by an amorphous guerrilla resistance, concentrated around the so-called Sunni Triangle. While growing numbers of Iraqis are working with coalition soldiers, provisional authorities, and international aid workers to lay the foundations for a democratic society, insurgents are waging a determined campaign of terror against them. To prevail, the U.S. military must develop an effective counterinsurgency strategy. History offers several precedents on how to do so.
- Topic:
- Security and Foreign Policy
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, and Middle East