The Iraq War : European perspectives on politics, strategy and operations / edited by Jan Hallenberg and Hakan Karlsson. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - xv, 253 p. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary security studies . - Contemporary security studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Puzzles and propositions of the Iraq War / Jan Angstrom -- What were the Bush Administration's goals in invading Iraq? / Jan Hallenberg -- The Iraq War and the transatlantic relationship / Bo Huldt -- Russia's choice : preserve the status quo / Charlotte Wagnsson -- Iraq's political strategy before and during the war / Roger Karlsson -- Sweden, the Western world and the war that saw the birth of Iraq : implications of the events in 1914-1921 for the present conflict / Lars Ericson -- The Iraq War and international law : from Hugo Grotius to George W. Bush / Ove Bring and Per Brostrčom -- Brute force or coercion : two perspectives on conflict management / Stefan Ring -- Doctrine, expertise and arms in combination : a reflection on the Iraq War / Anders Cedergren -- The Iraq air war in 2003 : back to the future? / Magnus Bengtsson, Claes Bergstrčom, Nils-Gčoran Bernebring, Roland Jostrup, Richard Lindborg, Lars-Johan Nordlund, Jan Reuterdahl, Johan Wiktorin -- The struggle for credibility during the Iraq War / Kristina Riegert and Anders Johansson -- Conclusions / Jan Hallenberg and Hakan Karlsson.

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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Guerra de Irak, 2003-2011.

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