Disarming Iraq: Monitoring Power and Resistance

by Michael V. Deaver

Overview

Examines the power relationship between the United Nations and Iraq in the context of Iraqi resistance to imposed disarmanent from 1991 to 1998 by using sociological insights and a behavioral approach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313016189
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/30/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	406 KB

About the Author

MICHAEL V. DEAVER is Visiting Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Civic Education Project in Russia. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and has taught courses on international relations and comparative politics in Russia as a Civic Education Project fellow for three years.

Table of Contents

	Illustrations	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Abbreviations	xiii
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
	Changing Power Relations	2
	Analyzing the Disarmament of Iraq	3
	Organization	6
Chapter 2	Analyzing Power Relations	9
	International Relations Theory	9
	General Tools of Analysis	15
	Case Specific: Monitoring and Resistance	18
	Conclusion	27
Chapter 3	Iraq's Military Development	31
	Motives, Means and Weapons	31
	International Reaction to Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait	42
Chapter 4	The Security Council and Iraq: Structuring Power Relations	47
	Delegated Disarmament	48
	Imposed Disarmament: Rules and Power	53
	The Iraqi Government's Reaction	59
	Diplomatic Interaction	65
	Conclusion	72
Chapter 5	Monitoring Tactics	77
	Implementation	78
	Resistance	90
	Conclusion	98
Chapter 6	Tactical Interaction and Dynamics	103
	Competitive Adjustment	104
	Interlocked Spirals	114
	Trench Warfare	115
	Exhaustion?	120
	Conclusion	123
Chapter 7	The End and New Beginnings	129
	Tactics, Dynamics, and the Struggle to Disarm Iraq	129
	Future Research	139
	Bibliography	141
	Index	147

Editorial Reviews

Deaver (international relations and comparative politics, Civic Education Project, Russia) describes the period of active implementation of the United National disarmament provisions between April 1991 and December 1998. He focuses on the interaction of the UN implementers and the Iraqi government, but also considers the contributions of the Security Council and the US. His concern is to illuminate how power was exercised and resisted by both sides, and what some of the consequences of their interaction were. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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