Iraq war causes and consequences

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-340) and index.

The Iraq war of 2003 : unfolding and unfinished / Rick Fawn -- Key global actors. The United States : belligerent hegemon / Stephen Zunes -- The United Kingdom : fateful decision / Rosemary Hollis -- France : defender of international legitimacy / Jolyon Howorth -- Germany : solidarity without adventures / Graham Timmins -- Russia : diminished power / Stephen White -- Central and Eastern Europe : independent actors or supplicant states? / Rick Fawn -- Japan : bandwagoning "lopsided power" / Yukiko Miyagi -- Canada : outside the Anglo-American fold / Rick Fawn -- Key regional actors. Syria : defying the hegemon / Raymond Hinnebusch -- Jordan : appeasing the hegemon / Neil Quilliam -- Saudi Arabia : the challenge of the US invasion of Iraq / Madawi al-Rasheed -- The Palestinians : finding no freedom in liberation / Rex Brynen and David Romano -- Iran : wary neutral / Eric Hooglund -- Israel : major beneficiary / Clive Jones -- Turkey : recalcitrant ally / Gareth Winrow -- Context and consequences. War and resistance in Iraq : from regime change to collapsed state / Toby Dodge -- From sanctions to occupation : The US impact on Iraq / John Gee -- Islamic militancy / Henry Munson -- Oil and the global economy / Atif Kubursi -- The role of the United Nations / Ian Williams -- The role of international law and ethics / Anthony F. Lang, Jr. -- Theoretical implications. Hegemonic stability theory reconsidered : implications of the Iraq war / Raymond Hinnebusch -- Lessons of the Iraq war / Raymond Hinnebusch and Rick Fawn.