Soviet Iraqi Relations, 1968-1988 : In the Shadow of the Iraq Iran Conflict / Haim Shemesh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shemesh, Haim, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A comprehensive study of Soviet Iraqi relations from the establishment of the Ba'th regime in 1968 to the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Historical Background, 1944-1968

1 Moscow and the Ba'th Regime, July 1968-May 1971

2 The Intensified Conflict with Iran and the Peak of the Soviet-Iraqi Relationship, May 1971-July 1973

3 The Beginning of the Decline: Iraq Moves Toward Solving the Dispute with Iran, July 1973-May 1975

4 Downhill: A Lull on the Iraq-Iran Front, June 1975-March 1980

5 The Limits of Rapprochement During the War with Iran, April 1980-August 1988

Conclusion: The Passing "Strategic Alliance"

Appendix 1: Economic Data

Appendix 2: Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between the USSR and the Iraqi Republic

Appendix 3: Soviet and Iraqi Ambassadors, 1968-1988

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Book and the Author

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-459-1

OCLC:

1374540314