A New Arab Alliance System: Causes of the Iraq-Iran War and the Reaction of Various Arab States.

Abstract

This thesis examines the current conflict between Iraq and Iran and looks at the causes, both stated and unstated offering an opinion as to the real causes of the war. Secondly the thesis examines the Arab Nation and the reaction of several of the states of that nation to the war in an attempt to lay out why certain states support Arab Iraq or Persian Iran. Also included is a look at the impact of the war on the options available to the U.S. and U.S.S.R. The thesis concludes with a look at the interworking of the various factors and stimuli to determine if a new Arab alliance will result from the war, and to state who will be the real winner of the war. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104598

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  • Robert Bernard O'donnell

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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