Crisis and Conflict in Iraq

Crisis and Conflict in Iraq in News Review, 2001 (Bush Administration)

News Review is compiled by Dr. Sean Howard from newswire reports and other internet and media sources. The Review is an account of news reports and does not seek to put forward or reflect the views or claims of the Acronym Institute.

UN-Iraq Relations Remain Stalled as Fears of New War Grow, September - November 2001
Tensions Abound, No Sign of Progress in UN-Iraq Dispute, August - September 2001
Military Action Against Iraq Retakes Centre Stage, June - August 2001
Uphill Struggle For New UK, US Iraq Sanctions Plan, June 2001
US-UK To Propose Lifting of Civilian Sanctions Against Iraq, April - May 2001
UN Postpones Iraq Talks, March - April 2001
UN-Iraq Talks To Continue, No Breakthrough Reported, February - March 2001
Large-Scale US-UK Airstrikes Cause Diplomatic Concern, Dismay, January - February 2001

Crisis and Conflict in Iraq in News Review, 2000 and earlier (Clinton Administration)

Tension and Policy Drift as UN Prepares to Talk to Iraq, December 2000 - January 2001
Iraq Sees Beginning of End of Embargo, October - November 2000
Fresh Controversy over Iraq, September - October 2000
Rising Tension, Unrelieved Deadlock over Iraq, August - September 2000
Ten Years after Invasion of Kuwait, Continuing Crisis in UN-Iraq Relations Widely Lamented, July - August 2000
UN-Iraq Stalemate Remains Intractable, June - July 2000
No Movement over UNMOVIC, May - June 2000
Iraq Continues to Block UNMOVIC, April - May 2000
More Preparations Without Progress for UNMOVIC, March - April 2000
No Sign of UNMOVIC Beginning Work as Spotlight Remains on Impact of Sanctions in Iraq, February - March 2000
UN Appoints Head of New Iraq Commission; Senior UN Officials Quit Over Impact of Iraqi Sanctions, January - February 2000
A Year After US-UK Bombing of Iraq, Security Council Adopts New Resolution Without Support of China, France & Russia, December 1999
Security Council Working Hard for Iraq-Policy Breakthrough, October - November 1999
Intensified Discussions, No Breakthrough over UN Iraq Policy, August - October 1999
UN Debate over Iraq Remains Stalled and Acrimonious, June - August 1999
UN Tentatively Considers Iraq Policy Options Amidst New UNSCOM Controversy, May - June 1999
Profound Diplomatic Deadlock over Iraq as US-UK Air Attacks Continue, April - May 1999
UN Disarmament Panel Makes Recommendations on Iraq, March - April 1999
US-UK Air Attacks Against Iraq Continue as UN Reviews Policy, February - March 1999
Diplomatic Attempts Begin to Resuscitate Iraq-UN Cooperation, January - February 1999
UNSCOM Era Apparently Ended by American and British Bombardment, December 1998

Earlier coverage of Iraq in News Review are available in Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue Numbers 1 - 32.

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