Southwest Asia/Gulf Program
Iraq:Post-ConflictResources
Views of Stimson Authors and Contributing Experts
Below you will find Stimson Center commentary, analysis and resources on the war in Iraq, the WMD threats that preceded the conflict, and the challenges of post-conflict resolution. They aim to provide insight into the deeper issues and long-term policy implications of the war and its aftermath.
People Versus Pathogens: The Human Dimension Of Disarmament-Elizabeth Turpenargues that the ongoing debate regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction lack any reference to a key ingredient of success: the people.
Picking Up the Peaces: The UN's Evolving Postconflict Roles-WilliamDurch explains why the ongoing role of the UN’s humanitarian agencies in Iraq was not affected by the war against Saddam Hussein, and the UN'spolitical role moving forward.
Rebuilding the Rule of Law in Iraq: Ten Tips from Recent Experience-Contributing author William G. O'Neill presents ten tipsthat will aid the Bush Administrationin the largest peacekeeping operation and nation-building exercise in over 50 years.
Integrity, Intelligence And Iraq - Comments of Jeffrey H. Smith, a member of the Henry L. Stimson Center Board of Directors, and former general counsel of the CIA, from washingtonpost.com
The UN System and Post-conflict Iraq- William Durch makes a case, on practical and political grounds, for substantial UN involvement in the transformation of Iraq, arguing that in rebuilding Iraq the United States can use all of the international legitimacy it can get.
The Iraq War: Views from North Africa- Ellen Laipson iterates impressions of Tunisian sentiment about the war in Iraq
Space Assets and the War in Iraq - Michael Krepon and Christopher Clary comment on the use of global positioning satellites and other space-based technologies in Iraq
Doing It Right: Post-Iraq Export Control Reforms -Kathleen Walsh presents an opinion piece on multilateral export control reform
China and the UN Role—Different Strokes for Different Folks - Anopinion pieceby Alan Romberg comparing China's policy on UN involvement in Iraq and Korea
Export Controls & Iraq - A collection of resources on the export control regimes and UN sanctions governing dual-use and arms transfers to Iraq, as well as a compendium of current news articles tracking revelations of illicit sales.
US War in Iraq Could Push Race for Nuclear Arms - An essay by Michael Krepon,originally published in the “Perspective” section of the San Jose Mercury News on February 16, 2003.
Assessing the Long-Term Challenges - A chapter by Ellen Laipson from the book, How to Build a New Iraq after Saddam
History of Inspections in Iraq - Overview of UN Inspections since the Gulf War
Iraqi Use of CW: Attacks on the Kurds - Summary of al-Anfal, the 1980-88 campaign against the Kurdish people
Iraqi Biological Weapons - Background on the Iraqi biological weapons program.
Iraqi Chemical Weapons - Background on the Iraqi Chemical weapons program.
New Angles on Iraq: Views of the Stimson Center’s Experts -October 2002. A collection of short essays on various aspects of the Iraq policy challenge prepared by our experts. We have drawn on the Center’s distinct areas of expertise in managing threats from weapons of mass destruction and in Asian regional security to pull together some new ideas and perspectives on the Iraq policy debate.