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Accession Number:
AD1058776
Title:
Sectarianism in the Middle East: Implications for the United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA United States
Report Date:
2018-08-28
Pagination or Media Count:
144.0
Abstract:
This report on sectarianism in the Middle East was written in 2015 with the intent of informing U.S. policy in Iraq and Syria. Since the initial draft was completed, the United States and its allies have defeated the main combat contingent of the Islamic State, the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has rebounded from near defeat, and the Government of Iraq has solidified its control over state territory. While the United States begins to withdraw some of its forces from Syria, tensions between the predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabian state and the predominantly Shia Muslim Islamic Republic of Iran have flared. Many observers of the Middle East perceive an intensifying proxy war between the two heavily sectarian states playing out in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. War between Saudi and Iranian coalitions seems more likely now than at any point in recent history. Although the analysis and findings in this report date back to 2015, none of the rapidly emerging events in the interim have changed their substance This report is as relevant today as it was in its earliest draft. What follows is the text from the original report.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
