The Middle East in turmoil. : Volume 2 / John V. Canfield, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Canfield, John V.

Castillo, Angela N.

Series:

The Middle East in Turmoil

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Middle East--Relations--United States.

Middle East.

United States--Relations--Middle East.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical Books, 2010.

Summary:

This book includes the entire spectrum of contemporary politics and economics of the Middle East. The coverage is intended to deal with the Middle East political dynamics, economic policies and institutions. Topics discussed include background information on Hamas and issues for Congress; governance, human rights and reform in the United Arab Emirates; Afghanistan casualties; the United Arab Emirates nuclear program and proposed U.S. nuclear co-operation; bilateral issues affecting U.S.-Syria relations; the politics, elections and benchmarks of Iraq; U.S. concerns and policy responses towards Iran; the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Afghanistan's post-Taliban governance, politics, elections, security and U.S. policy.

Contents:

THE MIDDLE EAST IN TURMOIL. VOLUME 2 ; THE MIDDLE EAST IN TURMOIL. VOLUME 2 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 IRAQ: POLITICS, ELECTIONS, AND BENCHMARKS ; Summary; Overview of the Political Transition; January 2005 National Assembly and Provincial Elections; Permanent Constitution; December 15, 2005, Elections; Benchmarks, Reconciliation, and Provincial and Future Elections; The Strengthening of Maliki and the Iraqi Government: 2008-2009; January 31, 2009, Provincial Elections; Outcomes and Implications; Sunni Participation and Integration; Elections Going Forward; End Notes

Chapter 2 THE KURDS IN POST-SADDAM IRAQ Summary; Pre-War Background; Post-Saddam Period/The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG); Upcoming KRG Elections; Major Issues between Baghdad and the Kurds; Participation in the Central Government; Political Orientation of the Kurds; The Independence Question; Kirkuk, Disputed Territories, and Minorities in the North; The North, Kirkuk, and the January 31, 2009 Provincial Elections; Implications of the Provincial Election Results; Control over Oil Resources/Oil Laws; KRG Revenue Distribution/Corruption Issues; PKK and other Kurdish Militant Safehaven

End NotesChapter 3 THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (ISA) ; Summary; Background of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA); Key Provisions; "Triggers" and Available Sanctions; Waiver and Termination Authority; Iran Freedom Support Act Amendments; Effectiveness and Ongoing Challenges; Relationships to other Sanctions and to Iranian Negotiating Behavior; Energy Routes and Refinery Investment; Refinery Construction; Significant Purchase Agreements; Efforts in the 110th and 111th Congress to Expand ISA Application; New Ideas; End Notes; Chapter 4 IRAQ: POST-SADDAM GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY ; Summary

Policy in the 1990s Emphasized ContainmentThe Clinton Administration, the Iraq Liberation Act, and Major Anti-Saddam Factions; Post-September 11, 2001: Regime Change and War; Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Congressional and Security Council Action; Post-Saddam Transition and Governance; Transition Process; Occupation Period/Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA); Transitional Administrative Law (TAL); Sovereignty Handover/Interim (Allawi) Government; Elections in 200524; Political Reconciliation, 2009 Elections, and "Benchmarks"; Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki

January 31, 2009, Provincial Elections and Context26Key Outcomes and Implications; Elections Going Forward; Moqtada Al Sadr; Iraqi Pledges and Status of Accomplishment; Regional and International Diplomatic Efforts to Promote Iraq Stability; Human Rights and Rule of Law; U.N. Involvement in Governance Issues; Economic Reconstruction and U.S. Assistance; Oil Revenues; Lifting U.S. Sanctions; Debt Relief/WTO Membership/IMF; Security Challenges and Responses; Sunni Arab-Led Insurgency and Al Qaeda in Iraq; Sunni "Awakening" and "Sons of Iraq" Fighters; Outside Support for Sunni Insurgents

Sectarian Violence and Shiite Militias/Civil War

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 5, 2016).

ISBN:

1-61728-482-3