THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY AND DE-BAATHIFICATION
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Authors
Oakley, William IV
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Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority
Baath
Coalition Provisional Authority
Baath
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Russell, James A.
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2024-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Why did the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) choose to pursue the policy of de-Baathification, and what were the consequences for Iraq? Using Charles Tilly’s Coercion, Capital, and European States, AD 990–1992 as a framework for how states develop, this thesis analyzes how Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party established and maintained control over Iraq using the Iraqi Army, economic development, nationalist ideology, and partisan controls. Following the 2003 Coalition invasion and occupation, the CPA disbanded institutions key to maintaining stability and failed to replace them with adequate substitutes. As a result, Iraqi unity and security suffered, and the country entered an era of civil war. The lessons from this case study can be generalized and applied to understand how states provide unity and order, especially in post-conflict and post-colonial settings.
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