The Iraq Effect The Middle East After the Iraq War

• Main Author: Wehrey, Frederic (auth)
• Other Authors: Kaye, Dalia Dassa (auth), Watkins, Jessica (auth), Martini, Jeffrey (auth), Guffey, Robert A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2010
• Subjects: Middle Eastern history; Asian history; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Regardless of its outcome, the Iraq War has had a transformative effect on the Middle East. To equip U.S. policymakers to better manage the war's long-term consequences, the authors analyzed its effects on the regional balance of power, local perceptions of U.S. credibility, the domestic stabil...