The international struggle over Iraq : politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005 / David M. Malone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malone, David, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Peace-keeping forces.

United Nations.

United Nations--Iraq.

United Nations. Security Council--History.

United Nations. Security Council.

History.

Iraq--Foreign relations--1979-1991.

Iraq.

International relations.

Iraq--Foreign relations--1991-.

Physical Description:

xiv, 398 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Iraq has dominated headlines in recent years, but its controversial role in international affairs goes back much further. Drawing on unparalleled access to UN insiders, this book is key to understanding one of the most persistent crises in international affairs and the various roles the world's central peace-making forum has played in it.

Contents:

Introduction

Cold War peacemaker : brokering peace in the Iran-Iraq war

New world order policeman : responding to Iraqi aggression against Kuwait

Creeping unilateralism : humanitarian interventions and no-fly zones

Sanctions enforcer : economic sanctions and the oil-for-food program

Weapons inspector : UNSCOM, UNMOVIC and the disarming of Iraq

Sidelined : from 9/11 to August 19, 2003

Crisis of confidence : annus horribilis and a 'vital' role

Conclusions : serious consequences : how twenty-five years of involvement with Iraq has changed the Security Council.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-368) and index.

ISBN:

0199278571

OCLC:

64453300

Publisher Number:

9780199278572