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The Use of Chemical Weapons by Arab States
- The Middle East Journal
- Middle East Institute
- Volume 71, Number 2, Spring 2017
- pp. 193-209
- Article
- Additional Information
The reasons for the use of chemical weapons remain an understudied concept in international relations despite their continual use in conflicts. By comparing chemical weapon use by the regimes of four Arab states — Egypt, Iraq, Libya, and Syria — over the last 50 years, this article seeks to discern the scenarios in which chemical weapons use is likely, and it offers policies to dissuade or, at least, mitigate their use.