Rebuilding Iraq and Managing Expectations: Lessons from the Iraq Rebuilding Conference
Balanced news coverage and realistically optimistic analysis about Iraq remains rare. Another...
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The Quest for a Religious Sunni Authority
Expat Sunni cleric Ahmed Al-Kubaisi greeted by Sunni Endowment President Abd Al-Latif Al-Humayim...
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Elections and Old Faces: How Often do Iraq’s Political Elite Change?
Iraqi Council of Representatives Some commentators in Iraq have dismissed the significance of the...
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Iraq Shifts Focus onto New and Old Threats as U.S. Begins Troop Drawdown
Iraqi Security Forces Training (1st Joint Public Affairs Unit) As street vendors and day labourers...
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Foreign Influence in Iraq: Reframing the Discussion
(Cartoon by Iraqi artist Maytham Radhi) Foreign influence is certainly one of the most serious...
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Security and Economy Top Iraqis’ Priorities
National reconciliation seems to be an important topic to focus on in a state as diverse as Iraq,...
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Electoral Rhetoric and the Resort to Populism
Many commentators have rightly described the upcoming elections as crucial, mainly because of the...
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Why Iraqi Lawmakers Want to Postpone the Elections
The Iraqi parliament failed to confirm a date for the country’s parliamentary and provincial...
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How to Avoid the Quick Sands of Analyzing Iraq’s Elections
Without a doubt, the 2018 Iraqi elections are going to be the trickiest thus far in Iraq’s nascent...
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2018: Iraq’s Challenges Ahead
2017 was one of the most significant years in Iraq’s modern history. The significance is not only...
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