Economic Sanctions Against Iraq: Time for a Change?

Abstract

The United States has taken the lead over the last ten years to compel Saddam Hussein and Iraq to comply with the resolutions imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Iraq following the Gulf War in 1991. This paper examines these resolutions, the success of the effort to enforce them, and then focuses primarily on the issue of economic sanctions. The humanitarian issue of these sanctions is addressed and arguments are presented for keeping the sanctions in place and for modifying them. A short analysis of these arguments is followed by a recommendation on whether to continue economic sanctions against Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389109

Entities

People

  • William J. Mcmanus

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Middle East
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.