What are the implications of the occupation of Iraq for the region as a whole? What does the US really want, and how will the states of the Middle. . .   East respond?Goeff Simons considers the region's disparate power bases- in Iraq as well as in other key states (Turkey, Iran, Syria and Israel/Palestine). How will they respond to a Pax American? What Islamist reactions might the new US presence engender? How does oil factor into the equation? What can the UN now hope to achieve? And what is the significance of America's expanding global hegemony?With its impeccable research and analysis, Future Iraq is certain to become an essential reference form those seeking answers to these critical questions.   Show.