The Conflict in Iraq, 2003

Since Bush's infamous 'Axis of Evil' speech, war in Iraq was a seemingly inevitable consequence of the War on Terrorism. Cornish brings together an expert group of analysts to provide a balanced and coherent study of the pre-War build up, all aspects of the conflict, and the War's political and economic ramifications for all involved.

Foreword; L.Freedman Introduction; P.Cornish PART I: CONTEXT British and US Coalition Approaches to State-Building and Reconstruction in Iraq; L.Sandys The Diplomacy that Led to War in Iraq; M.Clarke The US-UK Special Relationship After Iraq; J.Sharp Turkey, The United States and Iraq; B.Park International Law and the Use of Force against Iraq; G.Verdirame PART II: CAMPAIGN Military Concepts and Planning; P.Wilkinson & T.Garden Campaign Analysis: Ground and Aitr Forces; P.Wilkinson & T.Garden Campaign Analysis: Maritime Forces; J.Kidd The United States and the War on Iraq; A.Dorman Iraq's Asymmetric Counter Strategy; W.Q.Bowen SECTION III: CONSEQUENCES Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Weapons: Lessons from the Conflict in Iraq; S.Martin Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: Lessons Unlearned; K.von Hippel Symbols and Slogans: Arab Responses to the War against Iraq; A.Pargeter The Economic Consequences of the War; D.Sagramoso Unfinished Business; J.Garnett CONCLUSION Iraq 2003: Parallel Warfare and Parallel Politics; P.Cornish

WYN BOWEN Director of Research, Defence Studies Department, King's College London MICHAEL CLARKE Director of the International Policy Institute, King's College London ANDREW DORMAN Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King's College London JOANNE KIDD Research Fellow, International Policy Institute, King's College London SUSAN B MARTIN Associate Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King's College London ALISON PARGETER Research Fellow, International Policy Institute, King's College London BILL PARK Senior Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King's College London DOMITILLA SAGRAMOSO Defence Studies Department, King's College London LAURA SANDYS Senior Research Associate, Defence Studies Department, King's College London GUGLIELMO VERDIRAME Research Fellow, Merton College, Oxford KARIN VON HIPPEL Senior Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King's College London PHILIP WILKINSON Senior Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King's College London