Contest of grandiosity? Mohammed Ihsan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London

With the war in Ukraine still dominating the international headlines, the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq has come and gone barely noticed, although the consequences of that decision still have a major influence on both the country and the region. Two decades on, what’s the state of Iraqi Freedom? … Read More >Contest of grandiosity? Mohammed Ihsan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London

US INVADERS: Iraq 20 years on How America’s Unsolicited Democracy Failed Iraq

20 years ago, the US Army and its allies invaded Iraq on the pretext that Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction. Operation Iraqi Freedom was launched to disarm Iraq of perceived WMD, and to end Saddam Hussein’s rule. However, Iraq had been found to have no biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. … Read More >US INVADERS: Iraq 20 years on How America’s Unsolicited Democracy Failed Iraq

US INVADERS: Iraq 20 years on How America’s Unsolicited Democracy Failed Iraq

20 years ago, the US Army and its allies invaded Iraq on the pretext that Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction. Operation Iraqi Freedom was launched to disarm Iraq of perceived WMD, and to end Saddam Hussein’s rule. However, Iraq had been found to have no biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. … Read More >US INVADERS: Iraq 20 years on How America’s Unsolicited Democracy Failed Iraq