John D. Moore has spent over three decades working in international security and development, serving with government, multilateral agencies, the energy industry and non-governmental organisations across parts of the Middle East, South Asia, East Africa and the Pacific Islands. Drawing upon his wealth of experience, Mr. Moore brings a unique perspective on the nexus between security and development. He holds a PhD from the Australian National University, a Master's Degree in Political Economy and International Security Studies from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the Virginia Military Institute.

• TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSFOREWORDCHAPTER ONE – THE IMPORTANCE OF IRAQ1.1 A Complex Mix – Hydrocarbons, Conflict and the State1.2 The Importance of Iraq1.3 In Focus1.4 Research Approach and StructureCHAPTER TWO – THEORY: ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND COERCION2.1 Setting the Stage2.2 Rentier State Theory2.3 Moving Beyond Early RST2.4 Implications of Rentier State Theory – A Closer Look2.5 Rentier Links to Authoritarianism2.6 Migdal and the Politics of Survival2.7 Viewing Survival Politics through Different Prisms2.8 Paradox, Dilemma, and Options for Leadership2.9 The Politics of Survival – Implications2.10 The Role of Coercion2.11 Giustozzi’s Seven Hypotheses2.12 Phases of a State’s Life2.13 Remember the Monopoly2.14 Impacts of International Intervention2.15 Theory to PraxisCHAPTER THREE – IRAQ’S ECONOMY OVER TIME: FROM ROYALTY TO RENTS3.1 Monarchy, Mandate, and Independence3.2 The Revolutionary Period3.3 The Ba’ath through Saddam – Boom, Bust and War3.4 Iraq Under Sanctions3.5 Iraq after 2003 3.6 Oil and the New Iraq3.7 An AnalysisCHAPTER FOUR – THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL4.1 The British – War, Mandate, Monarchy to the Eve of Revolution (1914–1958)4.2 The Revolutionary Period (1958–1968)4.3 The Return of the Ba’ath (1968–1978)4.4 Iraq Under Saddam4.5 The US Invasion, Withdrawal and Aftermath 4.6 Iraq and the Politics of Survival – an AssessmentCHAPTER FIVE – COERCION AND THE IRAQI STATE5.1 Monarchy, Mandate, Independence and the Monopoly5.2 Revolutionary Iraq5.3 The Rise of the Ba’ath through Saddam5.4 America, Collapse and the Struggle Renewed5.5 Assessment – Iraq and CoercionCHAPTER SIX – CONCLUSION: THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE6.1 Framework and Findings6.2 Insights and Implications6.3 The Primacy of the Political6.4 On International Intervention6.5 Looking Behind, Looking AheadEPILOGUEAPPENDICESAppendix 1 – United Nations Security Information Report 08 December 2005BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX