Ever since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, the questions about what would follow Saddam and what role the United States would play in Iraq's ultimate destiny have been controversial and hotly debated. At Foreign Affairs, we've been at the center of those debates and now, as Iraq slides back into chaos following the American withdrawal, are in the thick of things again.
To help you understand today's headlines, we've pulled together the best of our coverage in a new eBook, Endgame in Iraq. The arguments presented span every significant position on the political spectrum, and the authors include world-renowned experts from several disciplines, backgrounds, and countries, including Stephen Biddle, Antony J. Blinken, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Andrew F. Krepinevich, Barak Mendelsohn, Vali Nasr, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Ned Parker, Kenneth M. Pollack, Harith al-Qarawee, Steven Simon, Emma Sky, and Micah Zenko.
With Iraq's fate once again hanging in the balance, there's no better way to figure out how we got here and what will come next.