| Description |
1 online resource (v, 28 pages) |
| Series |
Carnegie paper |
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Working papers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
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| Contents |
Summary -- Introduction -- Cycles of engagement and disengagement -- Intra-Sunni wrangling -- Mobilization efforts -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In Iraq, the self-declared Islamic State's occupation of territory has lasted longer than most analysts and officials initially predicted. The solution, according to many Western policymakers, is to empower Iraq's Sunnis to reengage with the central government -- akin to the Sunni Awakening that flushed the Islamic State's predecessor, al-Qaeda in Iraq, out of the same areas. Understanding why, as of 2016, such a strategy is not working requires a nuanced look at the internal and external dynamics of the far-from-monolithic Iraqi Sunni community"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"March 2016." |
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"Carnegie Middle East Center." |
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Series from resource home page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-28) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Carnegie, viewed March 4, 2016) |
| Subject |
Sunnites -- Political activity -- Iraq
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004001807
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| Subject |
Iraq.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carnegie Middle East Center, issuing body
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, publisher
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