1st Edition

The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath

By Gad Barzilai, Aharon Klieman, Gil Shidlo Copyright 1993
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

The crisis in the Gulf of 1990-1 affected more than just the regional powers in the area. Rippling outward, its military, economic and political effects were felt throughout the international political system, testing US steadfastness in the face of Saddam Hussein’s political survival, European ability to form a united front on foreign policy issues and the effectiveness of the UN in confronting... Read more

1. Lost in the Shuffle: the Threatened Marginality of the Gulf Crisis for International Relations Inquiry Aharon Klieman  Part 1. Middle East Tremors  2. Continuity and Change in the Inter-Arab System Bruce Maddy-Weitzman  3. Survival At All Costs: Saddam Hussein as Crisis Manager Efraim Karsh  4. Saudi Arabia’s Desert Storm and Winter Sandstorm Jacob Goldberg  5. The PLO: From Intifada to War and Back Menachem Klein  6. Migrants and Refugees: the Human Toil Elizabeth N. Offen  Part 2. Israel in the Post-Gulf Era  7. Society and Politics in War: the Israeli Case Gad Barzilai  8. Strategic Consequences for Israel Efraim Inbar  Part 3. Great Power Realignment  9. Origins of the New World Order Robert W. Tucker  10. A Changing American-Israeli Relationship Abraham Ben-Zvi  11. Soviet Policy During the Gulf Crisis Yitzhak Klein  12. European Reactions to the Gulf Challenge Ilan Greilsammer  Part 4. Ripples Worldwide  13. Third World Arms Exports to Iraq Before and After the Gulf War Gil Shidlo  14. Petroleum Prices, Politics and War Gil Feiler  15. The Gulf War and the Media Dina Goren  Part 5. Future Prospects for Calm After the Storm  16. Conflict Resolution Under the Veil of Uncertainty: the Middle East Gad Barzilai and Gideon Doron

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Gil Shidlo, Gad Barzilai, Aharon Klieman