Since Bush’s infamous ‘Axis of Evil’ speech, war in Iraq was a seemingly inevitable consequence of the War on Terrorism. Cornish brings together an expert group of analysts to provide a balanced and coherent study of the pre War build up, all aspects of the conflict, and the War’s political and economic ramifications for all involved. WYN BOWEN Director of Research, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London MICHAEL CLARKE Director of the International Policy Institute, King’s College London ANDREW DORMAN Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London JOANNE KIDD Research Fellow, International Policy Institute, King’s College London SUSAN B MARTIN Associate Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London ALISON PARGETER Research Fellow, International Policy Institute, King’s College London BILL PARK Senior Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London DOMITILLA SAGRAMOSO Defence Studies Department, King’s College London LAURA SANDYS Senior Research Associate, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London GUGLIELMO VERDIRAME Research Fellow, Merton College, Oxford KARIN VON HIPPEL Senior Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London PHILIP WILKINSON Senior Research Fellow, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London