The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1991 which led to the Gulf War has given rise to a number of theories which endeavour to explain the underlying causes of the war.

In this study the author questions whether it was the personality of Saddam Hussein, the structure of the Iraqi state or the workings of the international political system which made war between Iraq and the American-led alliance inevitable.
ISBN: 1860640206
Publisher: BRITISH ACADEMIC PRESS
Subtitle: SADDAM HUSSEIN, HIS STATE AND INTERNATIONAL POWER POLITICS
Author: MUSALLAM ALI MUSALLAM