Geopolitical Objectives and Impacts of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Abstract

This paper will examine Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from an American geopolitical perspective. It will examine possible geopolitical motives for the U.S. to have undertaken the operation and the possible long-term consequences in the Middle East. Geopolitical motives include oil production and distribution sending a message to the Arab world and the attempt to spread the democratic political model. Consequences to be examined include political shifts balance of power effects and the importance of oil production and distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423391

Entities

People

  • Theordore B. Apple

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabia
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Central Europe
  • Department Of State
  • Geopolitics
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry