Neighbors, Not Friends : Iraq and Iran after the Gulf Wars

ISBN-13: 9780415254120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 432 str.

Dilip Hiro

Opis

On the tenth anniversary of Desert Storm, a leading commentator on the region investigates events in Iran and Iraq since the war ended, uncovering the mutual deception and intrigue that have marked America's protracted conflict with Iraq.
In "Neighbors, Not" "Friends," Middle East expert Dilip Hiro blows the cover on how Iraq cheated the UN inspectors on disarmament, and how the US conversely manipulated and infiltrated the UN inspection teams to gather intelligence on Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein. Combining first-hand journalistic accounts with political expertise, Hiro assesses the checkered past and future of these embattled nations. He also investigates Hussein, who shows no signs of relinquishing office despite the devastating deprivation suffered by the Iraqi people. He simultaneously tracks the recent upheavals and the development of domestic politics in Iran, where a liberal government strives for authority against a conservative religious right wing.
Hailed as "perceptive," "balanced," and "definitive," Hiro's previous books "The Longest War" and "Desert Shield to Desert Storm" won rave reviews for taking us from the trenches of the Iran-Iraq war to its inevitable climax in the Desert Storm campaign. Completing the trilogy, "Neighbors, Not Friends" continues Hiro's trenchant analysis, yielding the first, full balanced account of Iran and Iraq and their pivotal position for the US and the world today.

Recenzje

'In addition to being a useful record, this account is revealing about the complexity of the factors and the motivations of the decision-makers ... Hiro offers important insights.' - Kamil Mahdi, Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

Part 1: Iraq  1. Saddam Center-Stage, Exit Bush  2. Enter Clinton: Saddam's New Nemesis  3. A Shattering Betrayal, Then Lucky Breaks for Saddam  4. The Mother of all Failed Coups  5. Saddam and Re-elected Clinton  6. 'Desert Thunder' That Didn't Thunder  7. Operation 'Desert Fox'  Part 2: Iran  8. Iran, A Return to Normalcy  9. Rafsanjani's Reconstruction and Economic Reform  10. Khatami, a Moderate with a Mission  11. Political Reform and Reaction  12. Reform Restrained

O autorze

Dilip Hiro is a full-time writer and journalist, and a frequent commentator on Middle Eastern, Gulf and Islamic affairs in radio and telelvision. He is the author of The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict, Holy Wars:The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism and Iran Under the Ayatollahs among other books. His articles on the Middle East and allied subjects have appeared in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, Guardian, Toronto Star and International Herald Tribune.