Iraq from war to a new authoritarianism

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 E...

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Main Author: Dodge, Toby
Corporate Author: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK The International Institute for Startegic Studies 2012
Series:Adelphi series
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Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the drivers of violence in Iraq
  • From insurgency to civil war: the purveyors of violence in Iraq
  • Iraq, US policy and the rebirth of counter-insurgency doctrine
  • Rebuilding the civil and military capacity of the Iraqi state
  • The politics of Iraq: the exclusive elite bargain and the rise of a new authoritariansm
  • From bully to target: Iraq's changing role in the Middle East
  • Conclusion