The Need for Provincial Elections in 2019
On December 18, 2018 the cabinet under Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi voted to postpone the...
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How Long Should Iraqis Wait for Reforms from the New Government?
Five and a half months after federal elections were held in Iraq, the country has formed its new...
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The economic perils of Iraqi youth’s nostalgia for the return of authoritarianism
Although Iraqi youth’s nostalgia for authoritarianism in the form of a powerful presidential...
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The 2018-2022 Iraqi Government Program: A Critical Review
Forming Iraq’s new government was nearly concluded on October 25, 2018, as parliament voted in...
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The Visionary Leader Iraq Needs in Abdul-Mahdi
With the election of Adil Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister of Iraq, many in the country are wondering...
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Will Fuad Hussein’s Appointment as Finance Minister Sink Abdul-Mahdi’s Reform Efforts?
More than five months after elections, Iraq’s new government is taking shape. With the...
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What to Make of Iraq’s New Government?
October 24, 2018 marked another important day in Iraq’s modern history. Prime Minister-Designate...
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A Crisis of Representation
Iraq’s political process is about to produce the least representative government since the...
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The Nonexistent Intra-Shia War in Iraq
Just like the Times Magazine “The End of Iraq” cover that became a symbol of sensationalist...
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Kirkuk: One Year On
(Iraqi flags being sold in Kirkuk/Reuters) It has been one year since of the Government of Iraq...
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