FROM SURGE TO ISLAMIC STATE. CAUSES AND DETERMINANTS OF DESTABILIZATION IN IRAQ AFTER 2011 Cover Image

OD SURGE DO PAŃSTWA ISLAMSKIEGO. PRZYCZYNY I UWARUNKOWANIA DESTABILIZACJI IRAKU PO 2011 ROKU
FROM SURGE TO ISLAMIC STATE. CAUSES AND DETERMINANTS OF DESTABILIZATION IN IRAQ AFTER 2011

Author(s): Maciej Karczewski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Surge; Islamic State; Iraq

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to examine main causes and determinants that have contributed to the destabilization of Iraq after the withdrawal of American forces in 2011. The focus will be on the factors that caused the increase in sectarian violence, especially in respect to Shia–Sunni relations. The paper also explains main chain of events that created favorable conditions for the emergence of the Islamic State. An organization which pose a threat to the entire region and can lead to disintegration of Iraq.

  • Issue Year: V/2015
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 195-209
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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