Iraq War - Ten Years On


We mark the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War by asking our analysts to offer their perspectives, and highlighting key material from our archives.

Retrospective

VIDEO: Assessing the Iraq War and its Aftermath
Analysis from Professor Michael Clarke, Director General RUSI and Dr Jonathan Eyal, Senior Research Fellow, International Security Studies.

Iraq Ten Years On - a Troubled Past and Unpredictable Future
By Mina al-Oraibi

A Year of Endemic Instability in Iraq
By Professor Gareth Stansfield

Iran and the Iraq War of 2003: the Real Victor?
By Professor Ali Ansari

Blair was 'optimistic not criminal'
By Professor Michael Clarke

Assessing Britain's Legacy: The UK Withdrawal from Iraq

From our archives: Intervention and Counter-insurgency

Iraq 2007 - Moving Beyond Counter-Insurgency Doctrine: A First Hand Perspective
By Emma Sky, former Political and Special Advisor to Commanding Generals of US Forces in Iraq

Shock and Awe Revisited
By Harlan Ullman

Iraqnophobia: The Dangers of Forgetting Operation Telic

Frontline Perspectives: The 4 RIFLES Battle Group Operations in Basra, Summer 2007 (audio)

Iraq and its Borders: the Role of Barriers in Counter-Insurgency

Britain's Vietnam? Learning the Lessons of Operation Telic

Security in Iraq, A Diplomat's Perspective
By Sir Jeremy Greenstock

IEDs and Military Fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan

Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq

From our archives: Surge and Exit

 

The US Military After Iraq: A Speculation

The Charge of the Knights: The British in Basra, 2008 

 

The US 'Surge' as a Collaborative Corrective for Iraq

 

Peace Operations and Exit

Conflict Termination in Iraq

Reforming Iraq's Security Sector

From our archives: Going into War, the Intelligence and the Aftermath

Between Peace and War: Iraq in Perspective
By Douglas Hurd, former Foreign Secretary

International Law and the Use of Force: Attacking Iraq

War Powers: A Big Debate but only Partial Answers

Pre-War Intelligence and Iraqs WMD Threat - Intelligence Blundering or Intelligence Laundering?

Intelligence and the Iraqi Threat: British Joint Intelligence after Butler

Fallout from the War in Iraq: Domestic Echoes in Foreign Policy?

Imperial Overstretch, from Dr Arnold to Mr Blair

 From our archives: Arts and Culture

 Photo Essay: Portrait of A Company

REVIEW: Control Room

Film review: Jarhead

Theatre Review: Black Watch

 



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