The Iraq War: European Perspectives on Politics, Strategy and Operations (Cass Contemporary Security Studies Series)

We are living amidst the fallout of the most controversial conflict of our times. This book is a tough examination of how and why it was fought and of its continuing effects.This major new work contains analysis of the Iraq War from several different academic, as well as military perspectives. Its emphasis is on the links between US foreign policy, US strategy and the US conduct of war and it also covers Iraqi grand strategies, the consequences of the War for transatlantic relations, and includes a chapter on the International Law dimension. In scrutinzing the war and the behaviour of its main parties, the editors draw upon international relations, political science, strategic thought and military theory, plus international law and media studies. For those wishing to understand the Iraq war from a very wide range of rigorous perspectives, this is a must-read. Puzzles And Propositions Of The Iraq War / Jan Angstrom -- What Were The Bush Administration's Goals In Invading Iraq? / Jan Hallenberg -- The Iraq War And The Transatlantic Relationship / Bo Huldt -- Russia's Choice : Preserve The Status Quo / Charlotte Wagnsson -- Iraq's Political Strategy Before And During The War / Roger Karlsson -- Sweden, The Western World And The War That Saw The Birth Of Iraq : Implications Of The Events In 1914-1921 For The Present Conflict / Lars Ericson -- The Iraq War And International Law : From Hugo Grotius To George W. Bush / Ove Bring And Per Broström -- Brute Force Or Coercion : Two Perspectives On Conflict Management / Stefan Ring -- Doctrine, Expertise And Arms In Combination : A Reflection On The Iraq War / Anders Cedergren -- The Iraq Air War In 2003 : Back To The Future? / Magnus Bengtsson, Claes Bergström, Nils-göran Bernebring, Roland Jostrup, Richard Lindborg, Lars-johan Nordlund, Jan Reuterdahl, Johan Wiktorin -- The Struggle For Credibility During The Iraq War / Kristina Riegert And Anders Johansson -- Conclusions / Jan Hallenberg And Håkan Karlsson. Edited By Jan Hallenberg And Håkan Karlsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Puzzles and propositions in the Iraq War / Jan Ingstrim Politics and strategy before the war. What were the Bush Administration's goals in invading Iraq? / Jan Hallenberg The Iraq War and the transatlantic relationship / Bo Huldt Russia's choice : preserve the status quo / Charlotte Wagnsson Iraq's political strategy before and during the war / Roger karlsson Sweden, the Western world and the war that saw the birth of Iraq : implications of the events in 1914-1921 for the present conflict / Lars Ericson The Iraq war and international law : from Hugo Grotius to George W. Bush / Ove Bring and Per Brostrim Theory and strategy during the war. Brute force or coercion : two perspectives on conflict management / Stefan Ring Doctrine, expertise and arms in combination : a reflection on the Iraq war / Anders Cedergren The Iraq Air War in 2003 : back to the future? / Magnus Bengtsson, Claes Bergstrim, Nils-Giran Bernebring, Roland Jostrup, Richard Lindborg, Lars-Johan Nordlund, Jan Reuterdahl, Johan Wiktorin The struggle for credibility during the Iraq War / Kristina Riegert with Anders Johansson Conclusions / Jan Hallenberg and Håkan Karlsson. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 12 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......Page 13 1 PUZZLES AND PROPOSITIONS OF THE IRAQ WAR......Page 16 Part I POLITICS AND STRATEGY BEFORE THE WAR......Page 31 2 WHAT WERE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION’S GOALS IN INVADING IRAQ?......Page 32 3 THE IRAQ WAR AND THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP......Page 46 4 RUSSIA’S CHOICE......Page 65 5 IRAQ’S POLITICAL STRATEGY BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR......Page 79 6 SWEDEN, THE WESTERN WORLD AND THE WAR THAT SAW THE BIRTH OF IRAQ......Page 97 7 THE IRAQ WAR AND INTERNATIONAL LAW......Page 114 Part II THEORY AND STRATEGY DURING THE WAR......Page 134 8 BRUTE FORCE OR COERCION......Page 135 9 DOCTRINE, EXPERTISE AND ARMS IN COMBINATION......Page 156 10 THE IRAQ AIR WAR IN 2003......Page 174 11 THE STRUGGLE FOR CREDIBILITY DURING THE IRAQ WAR......Page 193 12 CONCLUSIONS......Page 210 INDEX......Page 224 We are living amidst the fallout of the most controversial conflict of our times. This book is a tough examination of how and why it was fought and of its continuing effects. This major new work contains analysis of the Iraq War from several different academic, as well as military perspectives. Its emphasis is on the links between US foreign policy, US strategy and the US conduct of war and it also covers Iraqi grand strategies, the consequences of the War for transatlantic relations, and includes a chapter on the International Law dimension. In scrutinzing the war and the behaviour of