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Syracuse University

2004

Iraq

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Iraq And The Future Of United States Foreign Policy : Failures Of Legitmacy, Henry H. Perritt Jr. Jan 2004

Iraq And The Future Of United States Foreign Policy : Failures Of Legitmacy, Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

This article evaluates the political trusteeship in Iraq, and concludes that the United States failed to apply many lessons that the international community learned from preceding political trusteeships, and that the result is likely to be a serious unraveling of important, though intangible, sources of leverage for U. S. foreign policy and national security. The Iraq intervention has distracted attention from more important foreign policy objectives, including the urgent effort to understand the genesis of terrorism and to mobilize American resources to reduce the terrorist threat, while working through multilateral frameworks. Accomplishment of these is necessary for achieving important foreign …


The War In Iraq And Imf Reform, S. Brock Blomberg Jan 2004

The War In Iraq And Imf Reform, S. Brock Blomberg

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

IMF is largely failing in its mission to address economic stability. However, the Commission unanimously supported a proposal maintaining that the IMF continues to restrict short-term crises assistance. Why limit IMF assistance? Since the IMF provides funds to countries in need, the expectation of such assistance creates moral hazard or incentives that encourage reckless behavior and bad policies for countries. In other words, countries may not make necessary economic reforms because they believe that the IMF will bail them out during difficult times, especially if there is an important strategic interest in preventing a country from economic crisis. good economic …