Making the World Safe for Capitalism, livre ebook

The Iraq war defined the first decade of the twenty-first century – leading to mass protests and raising profound questions about domestic politics and the use of military force. Yet most explanations of the war have a narrow focus either on political personalities or oil.Christopher Doran provides a unique perspective, arguing that the drive to war came from the threat Iraq might pose to American economic hegemony if the UN sanctions regime was ended. Doran argues that this hegemony is rooted in third world debt and corporate market access. It was protection of these arrangements that motivated US action, not Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction or a simplistic desire to seize its oil. This book will provide new insights on the war which still casts a shadow over global politics, and will have wide appeal to all those concerned about the Middle East, world peace and global development.PART I: MAKING SENSE OF THE INVASION OF IRAQ1. Introduction: Making Sense of Iraq2. Iraq: A Devastated Country3. Chile and the Blueprint for IraqPART II: IRAQ’S POTENTIAL THREAT TO SAUDI ARABIA4. Nixon, Saudi Arabia, and the Geopolitics of the Iraq Invasion5. Petrodollar Recycling and Third World Debt 6. Containing Iraq: the Gulf War and Sanctions PART III: DOLLAR DOMINANCE7. Threat to the Dollar: Iraq, the Euro, and Dollar Dominance 8. Dollar Challenge Redux: the Global Financial Crisis and Iraqi Oil9. Containing Iraq: Oil, Imperialism, and the Rise of Corporate RulePART IV: US LOSING OUT POST SANCTIONS10. Neoliberalism Wounded, US Hegemony Challenged11. Losing Out: The Geopolitical Significance of Iraq’s Oil12. Invading Iraq: Bush Agenda from Day OnePART V REGIME CHANGE: CREATING A FREE MARKET STATE13. Regime Change: the Bremer Economic Orders14. The Halliburton and Bechtel Contracts15. Iraq: A New and Improved Saudi Arabia for the 21st CenturyPART VI EXPANDING THE EMPIRE16. The US Middle East Free Trade Area17. Case Studies: Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain18. Egypt and How to Make a Fortune from Hunger and MiseryPART VII A CASE STUDY OF IRAQI AGRICULTURE19. Order 81 and the Genetically Modified Seeds of Democracy20. Hunger and Misery: A Profitable Occupation21. Conclusion: The Corporate Capture of the Democratic StateNotesIndex