Democracy in Iraq?
After the Bush administration successfully ousted Saddam Hussein from power in the spring of 2003, attention turned to when Iraq would again become an independent state and what sort of government would lead it. What is the current scope of government in Iraq by Iraqis themselves? What are the prospects for democracy in Iraq? What type of government is the Bush administration implementing? What factors and forces could lead to a democratic government in Iraq? An authoritarian government?
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Building democracy out of what? The Iraqi people, and anyone who wants to help them, will have to deal with the long-term psychological trauma of life under Saddam (Hussein). David Brooks. The Atlantic Monthly June 2003 v291 i5 p28-9 (1799 words)
From victory to success: afterwar policy in Iraq. (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Minxin Pei, Anatol Lieven, Marina S. Ottaway, Edward C. Chow, Thomas Carothers, Husain Haqqani, Daniel Brumberg, George Perkovich, Joseph Cirincione, Vincent Cannistraro, Robert Kagan. Foreign Policy July-August 2003 p49(24) (14008 words)
The Shi'ites and the Future of Iraq. Yitzhak Nakash. Foreign Affairs July-August 2003 v82 i4 p17 (3356 words)
How Best to Build Democracy - Laying a Foundation for the New Iraq. Chappell Lawson. Foreign Affairs July-August 2003 v82 i4 p206 (1554 words)
The War's New Front: A Baghdad bombing raises fears of terrorism and heightens dangers facing Iraqis cooperating with the U.S. (Collaborators) Brian Bennett. Time August 18, 2003 v162 i7 p34 (1554 words)
The Daunting Aftermath: L. Paul Bremer & Co. have a different kind of war on their hands. Adam Garfinkle. National Review July 28, 2003 v55 i14 pNA (2810 words)
How to Build a Democratic Iraq. Adeed Dawisha, Karen Dawisha. Foreign Affairs May-June 2003 v82 i3 p36
Postwar Iraq: Chalabi's Ambitions. (Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi) Mark Hosenball. Newsweek August 18, 2003 p8 (329 words)
Inside an Enemy Cell: Three resistance fighters talk about their group and its role in the developing struggle against the American military presence. (postwar reconstruction in Iraq) Scott Johnson. Newsweek August 18, 2003
Show me the way to go home - Show me the way to go home; America and empire. (America and Iraqistan) The Economist (US) August 16, 2003 v368 i8337 p10US (1296 words)
Beware the Puppet Masters: All those groups and leaders who lived through Saddam Hussein's reign cannot be pleased to see the exiles being foisted atop the country. Fareed Zakaria. Newsweek August 11, 2003 p33 (790 words)
We've never had it so good; The Kurds of northern Iraq. The Economist (US) August 9, 2003 v368 i8336 p39US (915 words)
Showtime in Iraq. (Comment). (the new Governing Council of Iraq is announced)(Column) Peter Davis. The Nation August 4, 2003 v277 i4 p4 (886 words)
Iraq: a "quota" Council: the United States has announced the members of a new Iraqi governing council which aims to take account of all ethnic and religious divides. Miriam Shahin reports from Baghdad. (Current Affairs). Mariam Shahin. The Middle East August-Sept 2003 i337 p10(2) (1496 words)
Requisites for Justification - The Bush administration's goal for postwar Iraq is to establish a democratic state, serving as a model to foster the spread of democratic ideas and institutions to other countries in the Middle East. CHRISTOPHER C. JOYNER. World and I August 2003 v18 i8 p20 (2609 words)
The dilemma of reforming a post-Saddam Iraq. (Policy Perspectives). Russel Berman. World Trade August 2003 v16 i8 p10(1) (519 words)
How Not to Build a Nation. (Coalition Occupation of Iraq)(Editorial) Adam Piore. Newsweek International July 28, 2003 p11 (811 words)
No to America, no to Saddam; Iraq's Sadrist opposition. (Shia group in Iraq organized by Muqtada al-Sadr) The Economist (US) July 26, 2003 v368 i8334 p44US (850 words)
The new men, and women, in charge - Governing Iraq; Political devolution. (Iraq's political devolution) The Economist (US) July 19, 2003 v368 i8333 p18US (1146 words)
Tiny steps in the dance; Local democracy in Iraq. (The inauguration of Iraqi local councils) The Economist (US) July 12, 2003 v368 i8332 p41US (738 words)
Out Of The Wreckage: After 24 years under Saddam, Iraqis are learning what it means to be free. Seven true tales from a chaotic new world. (Iraq: Facing The Future)(Cover Story) Aparisim Ghosh. Time International June 30, 2003 v161 i26 p26+ (987 words)
How to Wage War: Improving on Saddam's rule will be easy. (Hint: Don't gas people.) But democracy will take hard work. Don't believe oil riches will make it easier. And above all, don't rush it. (establishing democracy in Iraq ) Fareed Zakaria. Newsweek April 21, 2003 p38
Kant and Mill in Baghdad. (Below The Beltway). John B. Judis. The American Prospect June 2003 v14 i6 p12(2) (1515 words) |
