This book brings together a wealth of information and analysis to identify important lessons learned from the rebuilding program in Iraq; lessons t...

Regarding U.S. relief and reconstruction plans, programs, and operations in Iraq, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) pro...

This book is a systematic analysis of the intractable challenges posed by terrorism, sectarianism, corruption and the transition to democracy in th...

On the banks of Tigris and Euphrates rivers famous ancient civilisations flourished. In this area, modern Iraq was created by Britain but was virtu...

In March 2003, the United States launched pre-emptive strikes against Iraq after President Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein expired. What were th...

Relations among major political factions have worsened substantially since late 2011, threatening Iraq's stability and the perception of the achiev...

This book provides information and analysis with respect to the 2003 war with Iraq, reviews a number of war-related issues, and provides links to a...

The United Nations Security Council has adopted 35 resolutions relating to the Iraq-Kuwait situation since the end of 1991. This book lists these 3...

Ireland was once viewed as the ‘sick man' of Europe, but over the course of a generation, it was transformed into the home of the ‘Celtic Tiger'. H...

According to the mass media, Japanese nationalism is on the rise. Tokyo's stance on national security is becoming uncharacteristically assertive. T...

The Freedom of Information Act allows any person—individual or corporate, citizen or not—to request and obtain existing, identifiable, and unpublis...

An independent establishment of the executive branch, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is required to provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to...

It is widely held that foreign affairs, and more particularly issues of war and peace, lie beyond the scope of judicial scrutiny. In the recent cas...

Did the "Islamic State" spring full-blown into spontaneous being as the fanatical scourge of the Middle East, or was it helped along by state spons...

Terrorism is the threat of the age, or so we are told, and inevitably associated with it is the word 'Islam'. The notion of the 'Muslim terrorist' ...

The Islamic State organisation is the successor to Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). Countering the financial resources of the Islamic State, which has seize...

The Islamic State is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that has expanded its control over areas of north-western Iraq an...

There has probably never been a country in the history of the world like Israel: the homeland for Jews from all around the world, a visceral enemy ...

This book examines the social, economic and political developments in the state of Israel. Topics discussed include mineral deposits in Israel; CIS...

Since Israel's founding in 1948, successive U.S. Presidents and many Members of Congress have demonstrated a commitment to Israel's security and to...

Lebanon's Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U.S. State Department-designated terrorist orga...

Since Israel's founding in 1948, successive U.S. Presidents and many Members of Congress have demonstrated a commitment to Israel's security and to...