Does the United States have any real options in dealing with Iraq, besides the use of military force? Is the policy of dual containment (which includes Iran) still viable?  Are the risks of a breakup of Iraq so great that the United States must be cautious in its attempts to destabilize, remove, or punish Saddam's regime?

This dual presentation by David Cortright and Warren Marik will open up debate on American options in the Gulf, provide fresh insights into the American strategy to isolate and punish the Saddam regime, and suggest new policy corridors.

Both men have been highly visible and active in the recent national debate over policy toward Iraq.  As president of the Fourth Freedom Forum, David Cortright has pursued the use of economic and other sanctions in dealing with regimes such as Iraq.  Warren Marik directed the CIA's program to support opposition democratic forces in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein; the collapse of that program was followed by Marik's resignation one year ago.  Marik is a UIUC graduate (1971).

Cosponsored by: Department of History, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Department of Philosophy, Department of Political Science, Continuing Education in International Affairs, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies