"The removal of Saddam Hussein's regime in April 2003 has proved to be the beginning, not the culmination, of a long and uncertain process of state-building. This Adelphi Paper examines the process from a military, political and sociological perspective. Possible futures for Iraq are charted, first by studying the evolution of the criminal and politically motivated violence that has come to dominate the everyday lives of ordinary Iraqis."--Jacket.