POLITICAL SETTLEMENT AND THE GULF CRISIS

In: Mediterranean quarterly: a journal of global issues, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 1-16

Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CRISIS THAT BEGAN WHEN IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT ON 2 AUGUST 1990 IS EXAMINED IN THIS POLICY ESSAY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO REFLECT ON THE POLITICAL ALTERNATIVES TO WAR AND ON THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR CHANGING WORLD. IT SUGGESTS THAT WE NEED TO GIVE AT LEAST AS MUCH ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING AND HONING POLITICAL INSTURMENTS FOR BLOCKING OR TURNING BACK AGGRESSION AS WE DO TO MILITARY PLANNING.