Iraq, Sanctions and Security: A Critique

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Iraq, Sanctions and Security: A Critique
Abstract
Women’s pain and death blurs the distinction between war and peace. Women are disproportionately starved, attacked physically, emotionally and psychologically, and killed during both war and peace. This paper focuses on the sanctions imposed against Iraq by the United Nations Security Council (“Se- curity Council”) in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the on-going purported threat posed to international peace and security by the Iraqi regime. Intended as a humane alternative to war, the sanctions have nonetheless lead to such high levels of death and suffering, particularly among women and children, that commentators have labeled them “genocide,” a “medieval military siege,” and “a humanitarian disaster comparable to the worst catastrophes of the past decades.”
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SSRN Scholarly Paper
Archive ID
1718454
Place
Rochester, NY
Date
2002
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9/4/23, 1:30 AM
Short Title
Iraq, Sanctions and Security
Language
en
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Social Science Research Network
Citation
Bahdi, R. (2002). Iraq, Sanctions and Security: A Critique (SSRN Scholarly Paper 1718454). https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1718454
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