Iraq’s Weak Political Party Syndrome
In a recent televised interview, former Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi reiterated a point he has...
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The Children of Da’ish: The Impending Threat
(Photo: Rodi Said/Reuters)Until now, there are no accurate statistics on the number of children...
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The Challenge of Iraq Achieving Real Progress Against Corruption
The High Council for Combatting Corruption has been making headlines since it was established as...
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The Case Against the Draft Compulsory Military Service Law in Iraq
Academics and experts are divided with regards to compulsory military service in Iraq. After the...
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Badr: The Latest Splintering of a Major Party in Iraq
(Hadi Al-Ameri attends a campaign rally in Baghdad on May 7, 2018. Photo: AP)This week saw the...
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Out of Africa: Why Has Somaliland Succeeded Where Iraqi Kurdistan Failed?
(Real estate development in Erbil. Photo: Sebastian Meyer/Domus) Throughout 1988, MiG-17 fighter...
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The Obstructed Cabinet Formation and Its Effect on Iraq’s Security
(Prime Minister & acting Minister of Defence, Adil Abd Al-Mahdi chairs a contracts committee...
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The Curious Case of Falih Al-Fayyadh
Aligning his Ataa movement with then Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during the May 2018...
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Iraq’s High Council for Combatting Corruption Explained
(Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi chairs meeting of the High Council for Combatting Corruption)...
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Exploring Decentralization in a Federal Iraq
(Protestors in Basra on September 7, 2018. Photo: Nabil Al-Jurani/AP) Identifying the ideal...
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