Eckart Woertz / Achim Rohde
Middle East Journal | 2024
Today, the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003 is widely regarded as a strategic failure that caused tremendous humanitarian suffering, especially in its aftermath. The memory of the Iraq invasion has long been dominated by "inside the Beltway" perspectives, often colored by erstwhile protagonists. The US was a major actor in the events, which had a considerable impact on its society and prompted soul-searching. Still, this impact pales in comparison to the trauma suffered by Iraqis. Two decades later there is a shift in memory culture toward the inclusion of more Iraqi voices and alternative approaches. This special issue seeks to give further room to this trend. It builds on a conference held at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg in March 2023 and focuses on memory politics, cultural coping, and mechanisms of political conflict and conflict resolution.
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