Introduction: 2003-2023, A twenty-year reflection of the Iraqi invasion, occupation and resulting interventions

2023 marks the twenty-year anniversary of the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq. This Special Issue collects contributions that reflect on the one hand, upon changing assumptions, worldviews, and the policy paradigms informing the international intervention in Iraq; and, on the other hand, on its direct and indirect effects on the political, economic, and social developments in the country. Focusing on different themes, actors, and geographical locations, the articles collectively reaffirm the centrality of the 2003 intervention logic, which 20 years after, still haunts Iraq and whose legacy still proves prolific and conducive to understanding, interpreting, and explaining the reality on the ground as well as the evolution of international interventionism.