The international struggle over Iraq: politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005

Introduction 2. Cold War Peacemaker: Brokering Peace in the Iran-Iraq War 3. New World Order Policeman: Responding to Iraqi Aggression against Kuwait 4. Creeping Unilateralism: Humanitarian Interventions and No-Fly Zones 5. Sanctions Enforcer: Economic Sanctions and the Oil-for-Food Programme 6. Weapons Inspector: UNSCOM, UNMOVIC, and the Disarming of Iraq 7. Sidelined: From 9/11 to 19 August 2003 8. Crisis of Confidence: Annus Horribilis and a Vital Role 9. Conclusions: Serious Consequences: How Twenty-Five Years of Involvement with Iraq has Changed the Security Council Annex A List of Security Council Resolutions on Iraq, 1980-2005 Annex B Chronology of Major Events in Iraqi and Security Council History Bibliography