Invading Iraq in 2003 has proved the most deeply divisive political decision of recent times. Despite considerable domestic opposition, the strong reservations of some close allies and the United Nations and the anger of much of the non-Western world, the US and Britain still decided that they should commit their forces to toppling Saddam Hussein. This book examines the consequences of the war for global politics on democratic politics at both the national and international levels. Subjects covered include: domestic opinion on the war in the US, UK and the EU how the relationship with the US influenced national foreign policies the divisions in the UN, NATO and the EU over the war Anglo-American accountability for the war the problems of promoting democracy in the Middle East Iraqi, Turkish and other Middle East opinions on the war the legitimacy of the war within international law the future of Political Islam. With contributions by leading experts in the field, this is an excellent account of what the Iraq war means for the future of politics.