creating a strategic partnership Cordesman, Anthony H. creator Mausner, Adam. Derby, Elena. text bibliography dcu Washington, DC Center for Strategic and International Studies c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xxiii, 369 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. Key security, political, and economic issues -- The uncertain security environment in Iraq -- Arab-Kurdish tensions : political accommodation versus the possibility of conflict and dividing the Iraqi security forces -- The Sunni insurgency and Sunni politics -- The uncertain security and politics of the south -- The role of external powers : Iraqi attitudes toward outside states and companies -- The uncertain politics of the national election and forming a viable government -- The costs and risks of dependence on the petroleum sector -- The broader range of economic challenges and "threats" -- Iraqi reconstruction funding -- Shaping the character of U.S. withdrawal -- The Ministry of Defense and Iraqi military forces -- The Ministry of Interior, Iraqi Police and Internal Security Forces -- U.S. support of Iraqi Security Forces : "the paradigm shift" -- The Iraqi-U.S. strategic framework agreement : U.S. troop withdrawal and the shift to aid and advisory services. Anthony H. Cordesman, Adam Mausner, Elena Derby. Includes bibliographical references. a-iq--- n-us--- United States Foreign relations Iraq Iraq Foreign relations United States Postwar reconstruction Iraq Iraq Politics and government 2003- 414 DS 79.769 C794i 2010 355/.031097309567 9780892065950 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0892065958 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2010024413 DLC 100610 20230410103856.0 109235