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Title

  • Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops

Other Title

  • Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of United States troops
  • Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of US troops

Summary

  • To help U.S. policymakers prepare for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in late 2011, this paper presents options for mitigating the risks of Arab-Kurd conflict and suggests mechanisms through which U.S. government entities -- both civilian and military -- could work to alleviate tensions in northern Iraq. The authors discuss the feasibility of a range of confidence-building measures that could help Arabs and Kurds build trust and avoid conflicts that might derail peaceful efforts to resolve Iraq's fundamental political challenges. They conclude that such efforts are unlikely to contain Arab-Kurd violence over the long-term absent a national-level agreement regarding federalism, the legal and political status of disputed territories, and the management of oil and gas resources. However, by managing local disputes, confidence-building measures may be able to prevent violence long enough for Iraq's politicians to resolve these broader issues.

Names

  • Hanauer, Larry
  • Al-Shahery, Omar
  • Martini, Jeffrey
  • National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
  • Rand Corporation

Created / Published

  • Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011.

Contents

  • Introduction -- Sources of Arab-Kurd conflict -- Ongoing confidence-building measures -- The strengths and limitations of CBMs -- Potential CBMs for future implementation in Northern Iraq -- Potential models : lessons learned from past experience with CBMs -- Post-2011 transition -- The bottom line : CBMs and continued U.S. engagement are necessary, but not enough.

Headings

  • -  Arabs--Iraq
  • -  Disengagement (Military science)
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011--Peace
  • -  Kurds--Iraq
  • -  Iraq--Ethnic relations

Notes

  • -  "National Defense Research Institute."
  • -  "Prepared for United States Forces-Iraq."
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-25).
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xi, 25 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS70.8.A1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021760975

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Chicago citation style:

Hanauer, Larry, Omar Al-Shahery, Jeffrey Martini, U.S National Defense Research Institute, and Rand Corporation. Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2011. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021760975/.

APA citation style:

Hanauer, L., Al-Shahery, O., Martini, J., National Defense Research Institute, U. S. & Rand Corporation. (2011) Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Santa Monica, CA: RAND. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021760975/.

MLA citation style:

Hanauer, Larry, et al. Managing Arab-Kurd tensions in Northern Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2011. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021760975/>.