Iraq (preventing A New Generation Of Conflict)

The authors of this insightful volume make an eloquent and convincing case.... Drawing on many sources of expertise, they debate each other and in doing so engage readers searching for an image of what a sustainable peace might be for war-torn Iraq."—Michael Doyle, Columbia University. "This volume brings together many authoritative voices, all offering options to help avoid the worst in Iraq. The editors have done a masterful job of eliciting a broad range of informed opinion, allowing readers to draw conclusions of their own."—Lakhdar Brahimi, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq and Afghanistan. An enduring epicenter of conflict and instability in the Middle East, Iraq has not only experienced domestic upheavals, but also generated threats to international peace and security for more than 25 years. Is an end to the violence, and the establishment of an enduring peace within a unified state, a realistic goal? How can it be achieved, and what may stand in its way? Addressing these questions —and arguing that a downward spiral of violence and possible state collapse can be avoided —the authors of Iraq Preventing a New Generation of Conflict consider the sources of conflict in the country and outline the requirements for a successful peacebuilding enterprise. About Author: Markus E. Bouillon is head of the IPA’s Middle East Program. Previously political adviser on the Middle East peace process at the UN, he is author of The Peace Business Money and Power in the Palestine-Israel Conflict. David M. Malone returned to the Canadian Foreign Service after serving for six years as president of the International Peace Academy (IPA) . Ben Rowswell, Canada’s diplomatic representative in Iraq in 2003-2005, continues to serve in the Canadian Foreign Service and is also senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.