Part 1. Iraq's Politics, Economics and Society. 1. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait:decision-making in Baghdad / Amatziqa Baram -- 2. Iraq's army:military weakness, political utility / Mark A. Heller -- 3. Iraq's Shi'a and Kurdish communities:from resentment to revolt / Ofra Bengio -- 4. Iraq's economy and international sanctions / Patrick Clawson -- 5. Iraq and the world oil market:oil and power after the Gulf War / Robert J. Lieber. Part 11. Iraq's Foreign Relations. 6. Kuwait: Confusing Friend and Foe / Joseph Kostiner -- 7. Saudi Arabia:The bank vault next door / Jacob Goldberg -- 8. Jordon's relations with Iraq:ally or victim? / Joseph Nevo -- 9. Iraq and the PLO:brother's keepers, losers weepers / Barry Rubin -- 10. A modus vivendi challenged:the Arabs in Israel and the Gulf War / Ilan Pappe -- 11. Syria:Iraq's radical nemesis / Michael Eppel -- 12. Egypt in the Gulf Crisis / Yoram Meital -- 13. Turkey:Iraq's European neighbor / David Kushner -- 14. Iran:War ended, hostility continued / Shaul Bakhash -- 15. Israel faces Iraq: the politics of confrontation / Avner Yaniv -- 16. The United States and Iraq:from appeasement to war / Barry Rubin -- 17. Western Europe and Iraq: the cases of France and West Germany / Helmut Hubel -- 18. The Gulf crisis in historical perspective / P.J. Vatikiotis
