http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/ en http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/iraqs-power-vacuum-counterfactual-analysis-saddam-husseins-authoritarian-rule <article data-history-node-id="112052" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/iraqs-power-vacuum-counterfactual-analysis-saddam-husseins-authoritarian-rule" rel="bookmark"><span>Iraq’s Power Vacuum: A Counterfactual Analysis of Saddam Hussein’s Authoritarian Rule</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Tue, 01/01/2019 - 3:17am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">If Saddam Hussein had remained in power, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as Daesh, may not have been able to secure a foothold and establish dominance in the region. This counterfactual approach specifically assesses Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship as a stabilizing factor in the state of Iraq, effectively opposing transnational terrorist networks like Daesh.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/iraqs-power-vacuum-counterfactual-analysis-saddam-husseins-authoritarian-rule" rel="tag" title="Iraq’s Power Vacuum: A Counterfactual Analysis of Saddam Hussein’s Authoritarian Rule" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Iraq’s Power Vacuum: A Counterfactual Analysis of Saddam Hussein’s Authoritarian Rule</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Tue, 01 Jan 2019 08:17:11 +0000 SWJED 112052 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-day-after-assad-what-to-expect-based-on-events-in-post-saddam-iraq <article data-history-node-id="13880" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/the-day-after-assad-what-to-expect-based-on-events-in-post-saddam-iraq" rel="bookmark"><span>The Day After Assad: What to Expect Based on Events in Post-Saddam Iraq</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4602" token="li9VR0E5-FF9KrR1LgslkT0pfqnKTGJRP821iSGfWSM"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Thu, 03/14/2013 - 3:30am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Regardless of whether Britain and France arm the rebels, Syria faces more challenges than Assad’s rule. An interview with Nathaniel Rosenblatt from Caerus Ascociates by Robert Tollast.</p> <p>  </p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/the-day-after-assad-what-to-expect-based-on-events-in-post-saddam-iraq" rel="tag" title="The Day After Assad: What to Expect Based on Events in Post-Saddam Iraq" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Day After Assad: What to Expect Based on Events in Post-Saddam Iraq</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13880 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/book-review-saddam-hussein%E2%80%99s-ba%E2%80%99th-party-inside-an-authoritarian-regime <span>Book Review: Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Fri, 02/22/2013 - 3:25am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> <span style="line-height: 18px; ">As someone who was born and lived in Iraq, I witnessed much of what Dr. Sassoon describes and believe that his analysis is profound and accurate.</span></p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/book-review-saddam-hussein%E2%80%99s-ba%E2%80%99th-party-inside-an-authoritarian-regime" rel="tag" title="Book Review: Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Book Review: Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/book-review-saddam-hussein%E2%80%99s-ba%E2%80%99th-party-inside-an-authoritarian-regime#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1019/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1361554493" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:25:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13809 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/saddam%E2%80%99s-generals-perspectives-of-the-iran-iraq-war <span>Saddam’s Generals: Perspectives of the Iran-Iraq War</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/07/2012 - 5:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Dr. Kevin Woods and his colleague Williamson Murray have brought to life the Iraqi perspective on various conflicts, ranging from Operation Desert Storm to their latest work on the Iran-Iraq War.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/saddam%E2%80%99s-generals-perspectives-of-the-iran-iraq-war" rel="tag" title="Saddam’s Generals: Perspectives of the Iran-Iraq War" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Saddam’s Generals: Perspectives of the Iran-Iraq War</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13590 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com