Kuwait in the 1990s
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 118
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War in the Persian Gulf
Author: Richard Winship Stewart
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780160858673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty years ago, the Persian Gulf War captured the attention of the world as the first test of the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War and the first large-scale armor engagement since World War II. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent ouster by the U.S.-led coalition are keys to understanding today's situation in the Middle East. The coalition partnerships cemented in that initial operation and in the regional peacekeeping operations that followed provided the basis for a growing series of multinational efforts that have characterized the post-Cold War environment. Moreover, the growing interoperability of U.S. air, sea, and land forces coupled with the extensive employment of more sophisticated weapons first showcased in Desert Storm have become the hallmark of American military operations and the standard that other nations strive to meet.
The Kuwait Crisis
Author: E. Lauterpacht
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780521463089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume of documents relates to the legal aspects of the international crisis arising out of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1996.
The 1990s
Author: Richard Alan Schwartz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 143810880X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of the United States during the 1990s through such primary sources as memoirs, letters, contemporary journalism, and official documents.
The International Relations of the Persian Gulf
Author: F. Gregory Gause, III
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-11-19
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 1107469163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGregory Gause's masterful book is the first to offer a comprehensive account of the international politics in the Persian Gulf across nearly four decades. The story begins in 1971 when Great Britain ended its protectorate relations with the smaller states of the lower Gulf. It traces developments in the region from the oil 'revolution' of 1973–4 through the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf war of 1990–1 to the toppling of Saddam Hussein in the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, bringing the story of Gulf regional politics up to 2008. The book highlights transnational identity issues, regime security and the politics of the world oil market, and charts the changing mix of interests and ambitions driving American policy. The author brings his experience as a scholar and commentator on the Gulf to this riveting account of one of the most politically volatile regions on earth.
The Gulf War, 1990-91
Author: William Thomas Allison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-08-29
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1137265426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn August 1990, Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces boldly invaded and occupied neighboring Kuwait. It was a move that shocked the world and threatened the interests of those countries, such as the USA and the nations of Europe, dependent on oil from the Middle East. The ensuing Gulf War signaled, for many, a new dawn in warfare: one based upon lethal technology, low casualties, and quick decisive victory. Incorporating the latest scholarship, William Thomas Allison provides a concise overview of the origins, key events and legacy of the first Gulf War, as well as the major issues and debates. Allison also examines the relevance of this war to other twentieth-century conflicts and the ongoing situation in the region.
Towards New Arrangements for State Ownership in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2012-03-05
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9264169113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication provides insight into the varied and rich experience in SOE reform in the region over the past decade, highlighting reform initiatives undertaken at national and country specific levels.
Stories of Democracy
Author: Mary Ann Tétreault
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780231114899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sophisticated investigation of the shifting tides of democratic governance in modern Kuwait from 1921 to the present based on interviews both with political activists and members of the political elite, Stories of Democracy sheds light on a wide array of issues concerning Middle Eastern politics and democratic institutions in general. Mary Ann Tétreault explores how various political factions have sought to advance their own notions of Kuwaiti history and politics through distinctive popular appeals: (1) pro-democracy forces focusing on Kuwait's relationship to the universal values of the democratic world around them, and (2) anti-democrats proffering Arab and Muslim religious and cultural traditions. She explores how such dramatic events as the suspension of the Kuwaiti constitution in 1986 and the invasion by Iraq in 1990 occasioned major shifts in the course of the democracy movement. The current running through virtually all of the nation's political drama is the monolithic Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), used by the government as an instrument of economic strength to safeguard sovereignty in the absence of military might.
Flight 149
Author: Stephen Davis
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2021-09-07
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 154170004X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gripping, real-life drama that reveals the true story of a plane full of unsuspecting passengers who landed in a war zone and were delivered into the hands of a murderous dictator. On August 1, 1990, Flight 149 was scheduled for its routine London-to-Kuala Lumpur run. But when the plane, carrying 385 passengers and crew, landed at a Kuwait airport to refuel that day, it was surrounded by Iraqi tanks and about to be bombed by fighter jets. The passengers and crew were kept as hostages and suffered brutal treatment including violent attacks, sexual assaults, and mock executions. When the survivors were eventually released, they were never told why their plane landed in the middle of an invasion, or who a mysterious team of late arrivals on the flight might have been. Their story was overshadowed by the ensuing Gulf War. Until now. In Flight 149, Stephen Davis draws on unique witness accounts from the hostages, and uncovers the lies and coverups orchestrated by the British secret service and CIA. This story reveals an astonishing misuse of intelligence that changed the course of history and forever altered the relationship between the West and the Middle East.
Persian Gulf States
Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Publisher: Division
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13:
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