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Examines lingering ramifications of the 1990-91 Perisn Gulf conflict for Kuwait; questions of the country's military defense, internal political problems, and uncertain future relations with Iraq.

Der Friedensprozeß im Nahen Osten macht deutlich, wie eng gerade für Israel Frieden, die wirtschaftliche Lage und nationaler Wohlstand miteinander verflochten sind. Aufgrund des sozio-ökonomischen Wandels in Israel profitiert das Land entscheidend von ausländischen Investitionen, die vor den Friedensverhandlungen nur mangelhaft getätigt wurden. Trotz der Friedensabkommen mit Ägypten und Jordanien darf aber nicht vergessen werden, daß Israel noch immer auch von "feindlichen" Nachbarländern umgeben ist, die zum einen regionale wirtschaftliche Beziehungen kaum ermöglichen und zum anderen die wirtschaftlichen Aspekte für Israel weniger bedeutend erscheinen lassen als die militärischen (SWP-Drh)

Ideal for student research, this book provides a reference guide to the war as well as seven essays analyzing a variety of aspects of the war and its consequences. The essays address questions such as: How did Saddam Hussein become such a major threat and how has he survived the war? How critical was George Bush in driving U.S. and global foreign policy during the crisis? How were key decisions made? Did the war fail or succeed in retrospect? What were its long-run political, economic, strategic and cultural effects? Can collective security work? Is the United Nations likely to be effective in future crises? What lessons can be learned from the crisis? Yetiv draws on primary documents and extensive interviews with many key players such as Colin Powell, James Baker, and Brent Scowcroft, and Arab and European leaders which cast new light on the event… [From Amazon.com] ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/politicalscience_geography_books/1021/thumbnail.jpg

This study examines how the Iranian revolution, the war in Afghanistan, the Iran-Iraq war and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait affected American security in the Persian Gulf. It shows how regional conflicts in the Middle East made the US better able to protect its own security interests in the area. ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/politicalscience_geography_books/1020/thumbnail.jpg