220 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
Iraq recovered its full sovereignty at the end of 2011, with the departure of all US military forces. The 2003 invasion was undertaken to dismantle a regime that had long threatened its own population and regional peace, as well as to establish a stable, democratic state in the heart of the Middle East. This Adelphi looks at the legacy of that intervention and subsequent state-building efforts.... Read more
Acknowledgements, Maps, Introduction: Assessing the future of Iraq, Chapter One Understanding the drivers of violence in Iraq, Chapter Two From insurgency to civil war: the purveyors of violence in Iraq, Chapter Three Iraq, US policy and the rebirth of counter-insurgency doctrine, Chapter Four Rebuilding the civil and military capacity of the Iraqi state, Chapter Five The politics of Iraq: the exclusive elite bargain and the rise of a new authoritarianism, Chapter Six From bully to target: Iraq’s changing role in the Middle East, Conclusion, Appendix Summary of the 30 January 2005 Iraqi legislative election results
Biography
Toby Dodge
"Toby Dodge is among our very best analysts of contemporary Iraq. His canny insights are firmly grounded in history and on-the-ground field work. In a field where the starry-eyed and the conspiracy theorists have had a field day, Dodge is careful and conscientious about his evidence, and his conclusions both formidable and alarming." - Professor Juan Cole, University of Michigan, and author of the blog Informed Comment.
