The Cold War certainties that had seemed so fixed in the 20th Century were overturned by the war in Iraq. Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards were the battlefield victims of a brutally quick war of shock and awe. No less shocked and awed were some of America's former allies: old Europe, large blocks of the UN, and half the G8 nations suddenly found themselves outside the chain of command and influence. Bush, Blair and their allies were driven by a new global vision. Their mission, expressed with great moral certainty, has been called imperialist. In fact, it was simply inevitable after 9/11: that terrible event ushered in a new era with new rules. Shawcross shows what the future will hold for Iraq, Israel, and the Middle East, how Western alliances will be changed for ever, and demonstrates that the war was the definitive proof that a new era of 21st Century international politics has begun.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Publicaffairs,U.S.
ISBN-13
9781586483470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107436451
Product Key Features
Author
William Shawcross
Publication Name
Allies: the U.S., Britain, and Europe in the Aftermath of the Iraq War
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
194mm
Item Width
133mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
William Shawcross
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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