The roots of regional ambitions
dc.contributor.advisor | Robinson, Glenn E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Islam, Hesham H. | |
dc.date | Dec-92 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-29T23:37:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-29T23:37:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38506 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Persian Gulf area is vital to U.S. national interests because oil is essential to America's economy. Sixty percent of the world's oil production comes from the Persian Gulf, and the United States consumes 10 percent of this oil. A series of potential threats in the region could draw the world into confrontation. Inter-Arab politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict are two major threats that jeopardize U.S. national objectives and continue to reduce the possibility of regional stability in the Middle East. These threats are core issues in the Baathi ideology in Iraq. The Iraqi Arab Baath Socialist Party's programs and ideology provide a source of energy to Inter-Arab politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Although the United States may be capable of ousting Saddam Hussein with help from its regional allies, the analysis provided in this thesis indicates that without fundamental changes in the Iraqi Baath regime, the 1990 Gulf War is unlikely to be the last conflict between Iraq and its neighboring Gulf States. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/therootsofregion1094538506 | |
dc.format.extent | 139 p.;28 cm. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
dc.title | The roots of regional ambitions | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Winterford, David B. | |
dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | |
dc.contributor.corporate | National Security Affairs | |
dc.subject.author | U.S. Foreigh Policy-Middle East | en_US |
dc.subject.author | U.S. Security Policy-Middle East Conflicts-Middle East Iraqi Domestic Politics | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Iraqi Arab Baath Socialist Party | en_US |
dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | M.A. in National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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