Foreign Statesmen and Their Statecraft: Saddam Hussein

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to apply national security strategy concepts to an analysis of the foreign security statecraft of Saddam Hussein as expressed in the events leading to and culminating in the Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The framework used for this strategic analysis will be that put forward by Terry L. Deibel. The design presents five levels of analysis, the first being an examination of the statesman's assumptions of his domestic and international environment. The second level is an assessment of national interests and threats. Levels three and four apply to his development of foreign policy objectives and assessment of national power and resources, respectively. The fifth stage is the development of plans and priorities for accomplishing these objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441376

Entities

People

  • William D. Barr

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Foreign Policy
  • Information Operations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Survival
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design