Coalition Provisional Authority

The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) was established as a transitional government in Iraq following the invasion by the United States and the other members of the multinational coalition which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Citing UN Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003), and the laws of war, the CPA vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial authority over the Iraqi government from the period of the CPA's inception on April 21, 2003, until its dissolution on June 28, 2004.

External links

• Coalition Provisional Authority : News releases, mission statements, and budgets from the CPA (English and Arabic).
• USAID Assistance for Iraq Homepage See right column for weekly updates.
• Overview of CPA Orders Affecting Iraq's Commercial Law
• Coalition Provisional Authority - Development Fund for Iraq Introduction, June 3, 2003
• Iraq Project and Contracting Office Website
• Iraq's Economy Past, Present and Future
• Crossed Wires Deprived Iraqis of Electric Power: War Plans Ignored Worn Infrastructure, Washington Post, September 23, 2003
• Iraq - Transitional Administrative Law : English Translation of Iraq's Interim Constitution.
• Foreign Direct Investment Restrictions in OECD Countries Explanation of current common national practices regarding foreign direct investment and foreign ownership in OECD nations, including WTO regulations
• Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law OECD, 2004
• U.S. Tightens Grip On Iraq's Future (Wall St Journal on Iraq's looming "independence") May 13, 2004
• In Iraq, the Job Opportunity of a Lifetime: Managing a $13 Billion Budget With No Experience Washington Post, May 22nd 2004
• Boston Globe article that recounts questionable fiscal management on the part of the CPA.
• U.S. Funds for Iraq Are Largely Unspent Washington Post, July 4th, 2004.
• A Historic Review of CPA Accomplishments Until June 30, 2006
• Video Seminar on Iraq Coalition Politics: April 20, 2005, sponsored by the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois.
• Rules and Cash Flew Out the Window LA Times, May 20, 2005
• Iraq too dependant on Oil Revenue - govt Reuters June 5, 2005
• Iraqis Look at Cuts in Payroll LA Times, June 6, 2005'
• Bechtel Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Page
• Bechtel's Dry Run (.pdf) Independent rewiew of Bechtel water rehabilitation work.
• So, Mr Bremer, where did all the money go?, Guardian, July 7, 2005
• U.S. Using Cash as a Defensive Weapon, Washington Post, July 26, 2004