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Oil & Energy Issues
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Country Analysis Briefs: Iraq 
 Oil-related information regarding Iraq, including facts, forecasts, and analyses. Country Analysis Brief contains a great deal of both historical and current detailed information. From the Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy (DOE). http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iraq/Background.html Topics: Industries, Oil & Gas, Technology, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 4, 2008 Independent Inquiry Committee Into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme
This committee's purpose is to "collect and examine information relating to the administration and management of the [United Nations] Oil-for-Food Programme, including allegations of fraud and corruption on the part of United Nations officials, personnel and agents, as well as contractors." The website contains documents issued by the committee discussing the management of the program, a FAQ about the committee, and related material about this UN humanitarian relief program in Iraq. http://www.iic-offp.org Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Iraq
This special report from National Public Radio (NPR) provides ongoing coverage of the postwar efforts to build a new Iraqi government and rejuvenate the nation's oil-based economy. Includes essays on topics including humanitarian issues and casualties, "personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat zone to the home front," commentaries, maps, and related resources. Note: this site is the successor to NPR's "Beyond the War in Iraq" feature. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1010 Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
This statistical compilation of security, economic, and quality-of-life indicators and polling results is "designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance." "Based primarily on U.S. government information," this regularly updated report includes data on coalition forces, casualties, insurgent attacks, Iraqi security forces, utilities, oil production, crime, unemployment, and more. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/saban/iraq-index.aspx Topics: Housing, Oil & Gas, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 4, 2007 Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
MERIP is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides news and analysis about the contemporary Middle East. The site contains articles from the Middle East Report and its online companion dating back to 2000, browsable by topic (including Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, oil and economics, and U.S. policy). Also features a chronology of Palestinian-Israeli relations, and "Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Primer." Searchable. http://www.merip.org/ Topics: History, International Governments, Magazines by Place, Oil & Gas, Regions of the World, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Office of the Iraq Programme: Oil-for-Food
Information about United Nations' Oil-for-Food program (originating from UN Resolution 986, 1995), designed " to provide for the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people." Provides weekly updates, a chronology, oil export information, and UN resolutions and reports. Includes contact information for journalists. Also available in French and Arabic. http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Economics, Finance, Health, Industries, International Governments, Oil & Gas, Politics, Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 3, 2003 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
This is the official website of OPEC, an international organization of eleven oil-producing and exporting countries, whose economic reliance is on oil revenues. Includes news, publications and reports, daily oil prices, statistics, FAQs on the petroleum industry, and more. http://www.opec.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Industries, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 5, 2006 Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The U.S. Tilts toward Iraq, 1980-1984
The National Security Archive provides declassified documents on the United States-Iraqi relationship in the 1980s and includes a detailed historical essay. Links within the essay provide access to the documents, which are also described individually. Topics include oil, terrorism, the Iran-Iraq War, arms sales, and chemical warfare and weapons. People include Donald Rumsfeld, Ronald Reagan, George Shultz, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William L. Eagleton, Jr., and Tariq Aziz. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/ Topics: History By Place, Oil & Gas, Presidents by Name, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 6, 2005 Timeline: Iraq
A brief chronology of key events covering 1922 to the present about Iraqi government and politics. Includes topics such as political history, foreign relations, Iran-Iraq War, oil, chemical weapons, Kuwait, Kurds, Oil-for-Food, weapons inspectors, United Nations resolutions, and the United States. Site also includes links to related key stories, news analysis, and a video feature for the most recent live coverage. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/737483.stm Topics: History By Place, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Timeline: Oil-for-Food Scandal
Timeline of events related to the "oil-for-food programme (OFF) [which] was set up to allow Iraq to sell its oil in return for humanitarian relief, so it would not breach sanctions imposed after the first Iraq war. The programme was administered by the United Nations and is now [2004-2005] embroiled in a corruption scandal." Includes links to related news stories and background information about the oil-for-food program. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4445609.stm Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Food & Cooking, International Governments, Nutrition & Food Safety, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 |
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