Security in Iraq: A Framework for Analyzing Emerging Threats as U.S. Forces Leave

Abstract

A critical question surrounding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is Iraq's internal security and stability. Although the U.S. withdrawal plan is designed with care to avoid weakening Iraq's security, the end of U.S. occupation may alter the strategies of the main Iraqi political actors, each of which has enough armed power to be able to shatter Iraq's domestic peace. In view of the potential for insecurity in Iraq, the United States cannot afford to take a passive or reactive stance. To anticipate dangers and act purposefully, U.S. policy-makers need a dynamic analytic framework with which to examine the shifting motivations and capabilities of the actors that affect Iraq's security. This monograph offers such a framework.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA514593

Entities

People

  • David C. Gompert
  • Jessica Watkins
  • Terrence K. Kelly

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design