ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the post-war reconstruction process for the purpose of understanding the compromises that Iraq's reconstruction included. It investigates the post-war reconstruction process during 2003-2005 until the formal formation of the Iraqi Federation in 2005 in order to highlight how political power was fractured through the working of its main pillars. The main question of this chapter is how the process of reconstruction contributed to the creation of the Iraqi Federation. The first part explores what we mean by post-war reconstruction. The second part identifies the specific challenges for the reconstruction process in Iraq and its main actors. The third part examines the reconstruction process in more detail, splitting it into three main phases. Finally, the last part analyses how the reconstruction process contributed to the formation of the Iraqi Federation. The reconstruction process in Iraq has been distinguished by the influence of different external and internal actors.
