Dancing with Saddam The Strategic Tango of Jordan-Iraq Relations

by Schenker, David

• ISBN13: 9780739106495
• ISBN10: 073910649X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-03
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Jordan has long served as a pivot between moderate pro-Western states and radical anti-American states in the Middle East. As the United States pursues a policy of regime change in Iraq, the economic, social, and political effects on Jordan will be pervasive. In this timely and important work, David Schenker, an expert on Middle Eastern politics, examines the complex historical relationship between Jordan and Iraq and presents recommendations for U.S. policy toward Jordan. This book is essential reading for scholars of international relations and U.S. policy makers.

Author Biography

David Schenker is a Middle East policy advisor in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(4)
1 History and Common Identity	5	(24)
2 Economics	29	(36)
3 Pro-Iraq Elements in Jordan	65	(26)
4 The Abdullah Era	91	(16)
Conclusion Jordanian-Iraqi Relations and Implications for U.S. Policy	107	(12)
Appendix A Saddam Hussein's Letter to the Arab Summit, March 27, 2001	119	(6)
Appendix B Palm Oil Case Study	125	(4)
Appendix C Text of Marwan Muasher's FTA Letter (to Members of Congress and the Bush Administration)	129	(2)
Index	131	(6)
About the Author	137