ABSTRACT

From 1975 to 1990, Iraq and the US engaged in a relationship of mutual misunderstanding structured by the Cold War. As Saddam Hussein fixated on the threat of US conspiracies coordinated with Iran and Israel, American officials perceived Saddam Hussein as a pragmatist on the basis of Cold War logics. The end of the Cold War removed the conditions that allowed the two states’ tenuous partnership. Drawing on Iraqi and US records, this article challenges the conventional view that containing Iran drove US-Iraq relations in the 1980s. It re-conceptualises Saddam Hussein as an actor enmeshed in Cold War geopolitics.

摘要

从1975年到1990年，伊拉克和美国之间的冷战构成了一种相互误解的关系。萨达姆·侯赛因（Saddam Hussein）着眼于美国与伊朗和以色列进行合谋的威胁时，美国官员根据冷战逻辑将萨达姆·侯赛因（Saddam Hussein）视为实用主义者。冷战的结束消除了允许两国建立脆弱伙伴关系的条件。本文利用伊拉克和美国的记录，挑战了传统观点，即遏制伊朗推动了1980年代的美伊关系。它重新将萨达姆·侯赛因（Saddam Hussein）定义为冷战地缘政治中的演员。