Iraqi transitions: From regime change to state collapse
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The US occupation of Iraq, from the seizing of Baghdad in April 2003 until the official hand-over of sovereignty to the Iraqi government in June 2004, is discussed. The reasons for the failure of US forces to impose order on and then stabilize the country are explained by examining the political and sociological legacy of Saddam Hussein, and the US planning before and after the war.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2005
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Wither Iraq? Beyond Saddam, sanctions and occupation
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An effort to identify guideposts, the functions of the interplay between national, regional, and international political dynamics, to Iraq's future that manifest in its present is represented. The USA's policy of nation-building and state-building in Iraq are examined against two earlier models of political reconstruction namely British and Baathist.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2005
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The battle for Iraq: Islamic insurgencies in comparative perspective
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The insurgency in Iraq is analyzed through the conceptual-historical framework of the range of Islamist responses to foreign domination. The pattern of different clusters of Islamism over a period of time is discussed, concluding that the insurgency in Iraq is durable and will probably be persistent till the end of U.S. occupation.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2007
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