Iraq in Crisis

by Sam Khazai and Anthony H. Cordesman

Iraq is a nation in crisis bordering on civil war. The country now faces growing violence, a steady rise in Sunni Islamist extremism, an increasingly authoritarian leader that favors Iraq's Sunnis, and growing ethnic tension between Arabs and Kurds. The recent Iraqi election offers little promise that it can correct the corruption, the weaknesses in its security forces, and the critical failures in governance, economic development, and leadership...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442228555
• ISBN13: 9781442228559
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.1"