Beyond the Iraq War : the promises, pitfalls and perils of external interventionism

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Beyond the Iraq War : the promises, pitfalls and perils of external interventionism

edited by Michael Heazle, Iyanatul Islam

Edward Elgar, c2006

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This book critically analyses the topic of US-led external interventions in the affairs of developing countries by using one of the most contested experiments of modern times, namely, the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath. The March 2003 invasion of Iraq has so far failed to deliver the benefits and outcomes its supporters anticipated, prompting international discussion as to whether the promises of externally-led nation-building (as an attempt to mould rogue states in a democratic, market-friendly fashion) are outweighed by the kinds of pitfalls and perils of intervention that have come to characterise the Iraq experience. This book identifies and addresses the major issues emerging from the current debate including the evolution of external interventionism as an idea, an explanation of what went wrong in post-Saddam Iraq and why the Iraq experiment is flawed by the Bush administration's refusal to address long standing political and historical grievances among Muslims as part of the 'War on Terror'. The contributors assess the troubled relationship between Islam and the West, the prospects for democracy in the Middle East, foreign policy debates in the US, and how economics and politics are juxtaposed in a highly contentious manner in any project of externally-driven nation-building. Beyond the Iraq War brings together scholars and practitioners in an attempt to move beyond the polemical dimensions of the existing debate and provide a balanced analysis of what the Iraq enterprise can tell us about the brand of external interventionism espoused by the Bush administration and also the lessons it holds for any future interventions into the affairs of states. It combines a mix of disciplines, most notably international relations and economics as well as theory and empirical evidence. The book is written in a non-technical, but rigorous, manner in order to make complex and diverse issues accessible to the general reader. This fascinating and scholarly work will appeal to academics and scholars in the fields of political economics, political science and international relations. Policymakers, journalists and media commentators will also find this work to be of great interest and value.

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Contents: Foreword Kevin Rudd, MP 1. Editors' Introduction: New Interventionism but Same Old Promises and Perils? Michael Heazle and Iyanatul Islam PART I: POLITICAL ORIGINS AND FUTURE OF NEOLIBERAL INTERVENTIONISM 2. The New Interventionism and the Invasion of Iraq Michael Wesley 3. Competing US Perspectives on Iraq Ira Chernus PART II: NEOLIBERAL INTERVENTIONISM IN PRACTICE: DEMOCRACY AND THE IRAQ EXPERIMENT 4. Democratisation Dilemmas: Iraq, the United States and Political Reform in the Middle East Anthony Bubalo 5. Cooperation and Resistance under Occupation: A Complex Web Peter Khalil 6. Post Election Iraq: A Case for Declining Optimism John Hartley PART III: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: WESTERN-ARAB/MUSLIM RELATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS 7. Islam and the West: Where to from Here? Amin Saikal 8. Covering (Up) Islam Part III: Terrorism and the US Intervention in Iraq Michael Heazle PART IV: THE ECONOMICS OF NEOLIBERAL INTERVENTION: ALL DOLLARS AND NO SENSE? 9. Iraq's Sovereign Debt and its Curious Global Implications Ross P. Buckley 10. Neoliberalism and Post-Saddam Iraq: A Global Perspective Iyanatul Islam Index

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