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Tuesday,
12-8-2009
Iraqi
Priorities: A luncheon and conversation with Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraqi
Ambassador to the U.S.
Coverage
of the Event:
Seattle
PI Blog
KPLU
KUOW
(Tues. morning)
Seattle
Times
TVW
Ambassador
Samir Sumaida’ie’s Official Website:
Samir Sumaida’ie:
Home page
Book
Recommendations:
• Mahdi , Kamil. Oil
and Oil Policy in Iraq: Past and Present (to be released
Dec. 8, 2009)
Covering events in chronological order, Kamil Mahdi
shows how the oil industry has helped shape Iraq's domestic political
economy and international relations from the time of the early oil
concessions, the nationalization of the industry, through to American
invasion and occupation.
• Arato, Andrew. Constitution
Making Under Occupation: The Politics of Imposed Revolution in Iraq
(2009)
Arato compares the drafting of the Iraqi constitution
to similar, externally imposed constitutional revolutions by the
United States, especially in Japan and Germany. Arato highlights
the difficulty of exporting democracy to a country that opposes
all such foreign designs and fundamentally disagrees on matters
of political identity.
• Dyer, Gwynne. After
Iraq: Anarchy and Renewal in the Middle East (2008)
Dyer argues that the Middle East is about to change
fundamentally, and everything is now up for grabs: regimes, ethnic
pecking orders within states, even national borders themselves are
liable to change without notice. After Iraq is essential
reading for anyone wanting an informed historical perspective on
the future of one of the most important and volatile regions in
the world.
• Tripp, Charles. The
History of Iraq (2007 edition)
Tripp is a long-time Iraq specialist and this book
is a chronological narrative of Iraq’s history until mid-2002,
when Saddam Hussein was facing increasing pressure from the United
States and war seemed likely. Book
Review (2003)
• Al-Ali , Nadje Sadig. Iraqi
Women: Untold Stories From 1948 to the Present (2007)
Nadje al-Ali challenges the myths and misconceptions
which have dominated debates about Iraqi women, bringing a much
needed gender perspective to bear on a central political issue of
our time.
Statistics:
• World
Bank’s economic and development data on Iraq
Learn about the Bank’s new strategy for Iraq’s
reconstruction, as well the country’s poverty and growth rates,
education and health situation, and its access to water and sanitation.
•
U.S.
Government’s Official Energy Statistics: Iraq Energy Profile
Energy statistics from the Energy Information Administration.
•
Iraq
War Facts, Results & Statistics at Oct 12, 2009
Key statistics about the Iraq War taken primarily
from data analyzed by various think tanks and mainstream media sources.
•
Iraq Body
Count
The worldwide update on civilians killed in the Iraq
war and occupation
Newspaper
Articles:
• The
Americans have liberated the Iraqis by Kyle Alspach (2009)
• Has
Obama taken his eye off Iraq? by Kim Ghattas (2009)
• Inside
Track: A Triangular Relationship by Caitlin B. Doherty (2007)
Interviews:
• CBS
News Washington Unplugged (2009)
• NPR:
Iraq's U.N. Ambassador: The Path After Elections (2006)
• YouTube:
Samir Sumaida'ie speaks at Bridgewater State College
Local
and international organizations working in Iraq:
• Amnesty
International - Crisis in Iraq
• International
Relief and Development
• Oxfam
America: War in Iraq
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Samir Sumaida'ie
Lecture:
Register 11:30 AM
Program 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Lecture:
$45 members
$60 non-members
$45 students
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