Synopses & Reviews
Since the start of the Iraq conflict, world-renowned security expert Paul Rogers has produced a series of monthly reports scrutinizing developments in the occupation and the Iraqi response to it, drawing on the unique range of contacts and material available to the prestigious Oxford Research Group. Now, for the first time, Rogers has brought these reports together to provide a detailed and authoritative analysis of the last year in Iraq. Concisely-written and highly accessible, this is an indispensable book for anyone interested the Middle East, US foreign policy and international security.
Review
"Paul Rogers is a secular prophet for our troubled age. This analysis should be required reading in the Pentagon."--David Loyn, BBC
"Paul Rogers has proved himself, time and again, to be a dispassionate analyst of events in Iraq...this is a must-read."--Tom Walker, Sunday Times (London)
About the Author
Paul Rogers is Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and recently completed a two-year term as Chair of the British International Studies Association.
The Oxford Research Group is a prestigious research and advocacy group made up of internationally-renowned security experts.
Table of Contents
Introduction * Acknowledgements * Regime Termination and the Evolving War * Problems on Two Fronts * Transfer of Power or Client Regime? * Iran comes into the Frame * A Change of Direction? * Iraq and a Wider World * Iraq, al-Qaida and a Renewed Caliphate * Fallujah and its Aftermath * Towards the Third Year of War * Elections and their Consequences * Limitations of Power * The Bush Administration, Insurgencies and Iran * The Iraq Impasse * Iraq and the War on Terror - Year 2 * Notes