Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies,
2005.
1 online resource (72 pages :)
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Adelphi paper ;
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [65]-72).
What is at stake in Iraq -- Order and violence in post-Saddam Iraq. The evolution of the insurgency : tactics and targets ; The organisation of the insurgency ; The problem of militias ; The Iraqi security forces -- Rebuilding the Iraqi state. The legacy of Saddam Hussein ; US planning before and after the war ; Building political structures in post-Saddam Iraq ; The elections of 2005 ; Indications of future problems : the interim constitution -- Political mobilisation in the new Iraq. Trends within the Shia community ; The Kurdish north ; Political mobilisation amongst Iraqi Sunnis -- The future of Iraq and the stability of the greater Middle East.
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The removal of Saddam Hussein's regime in April 2003 has proved to be the beginning, not the culmination, of a long and uncertain process of state-building. This text examines the process from a military, political and sociological perspective.