Iraq Reconstruction and Future Role

نبذة عن كتاب Iraq Reconstruction and Future Role

Most momentous events in the history are subject to heated debate, wildly differing opinions and conflicting evaluations. As an event of significance in modern history, the 2003 war in Iraq is a subject that elicits a variety of views and evokes deep emotions. While the legitimacy of the war remains open to question, attention has largely shifted from the debates in the international arena to developments inside Iraq itself. All involved, and even those who are not, desire to see a peaceful, territorially intact Iraq, playing its rightful role among the community of nations. As such, the two principal areas of focus for the future of Iraq are security and reconstruction.
It is because the outcome of developments in Iraq is of such importance to the Middle East region and the Arabian Gulf in particular that the Emirates Center of Strategic Studies and Research hosted a series of lectures and a symposium entitled “Iraq: Reconstruction and Future Role”, in Abu Dhabi, on September 14-15, 2003. Specialists in the field of Iraqi politics, development and energy were invited to share their views on the war, its aftermath and possible scenarios for the future.
This volume is a valuable collection of these expert views. It provides strategic perspectives on a range of pertinent factors, such as an evaluation of the reconstruction effort, Iraqi political factions, Iraq-US relations, developments in the oil sector and the impact of a predominantly Shia Iraq on its neighbors and particularly Arab Gulf states.