Iraq and 3 Wars

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The course is split into three parts: Part I will deal with Iraq's history from the mandate period, the monarchy, the republic, and the rise of the Ba`th party. Part II will focus on the three wars that impacted Iraq and the region as a whole: the Iraq-Iran War, 1980-1988; the invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War of 1990-91; and finally, Part III will focus on the decade that preceded the US invasion of Iraq. We will analyze how each war affected not only Iraq but the whole Middle East. Restrictions: Exclude first-year students (freshmen)