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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4453519 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Indyk (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-7120 • E-ISSN: 2327-7793 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/20033004 |
| OpenAlex | W102661365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
A DECADE AGO, the United States faced a defining moment in the Middle East. It had just deployed overwhelming force to liberate Kuwait and destroy Iraq's offensive capabilities. The outcome of the Gulf War, combined with the collapse of the Soviet Union, had left the United States in an unprecedented position of dominance in the region. Washington was debating what to do with this newfound and unchallenged influence. With the rapid collapse of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the United States finds itself again at a crucial point of decision in the Middle East. But this time it has had little opportunity to ponder what to do. As Washington scrambles to define a policy for phase two of the campaign against terror, policy makers should look back to how the United States fared the last time it had such an opening. At the end of the Gulf War, some idealists argued that it was time to spread democracy to a part of the world that knew little of it. They suggested starting with Iraq, using U.S. military might to topple Saddam Hussein and install a democratic regime, as had been done in Germany and Japan after World War II. And they questioned the wisdom of reinstalling the emir in liberated Kuwait, advocating instead that the United States should bring democracy to the sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf
Archaeology · Bazaar · Political science · History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2017 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |