2021 Iraqi Elections: Voters and Winners
(Sadrist delegation visit Erbil, June 2021. Photo: Rudaw) To understand the likely and unlikely...
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To Defeat Corruption, Iraq Needs E-Government
It has now been more than a year since Mustafa Al-Kadhimi assumed Iraq’s premiership. His rise...
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The Dangers of Authoritarian Nostalgia in Iraq
(Watch found on victim in mass grave. Photo: BBC/Getty Images) As Raghad Hussein, daughter of...
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The Pope Goes to Najaf: The Person and the Institution of Sistani
(Photo: Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters) On March 6, Pope Francis will have paid a courtesy visit to...
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Does Iraq Have a Strategy for Acquiring COVID-19 Vaccines?
(Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP) Iraq’s first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Baghdad on March 2...
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New Political Parties Emerge Inspired by October Protest Movement
(Photo: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters) The Iraqi government has decided to push back parliamentary...
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Security in the Nineveh Plains: What it means for Assyrians
In August 2020, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called for Iraq’s Christians to return to their...
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2021: Iraq’s Challenges Ahead
(Photo: Sabah Arar/AFP) While the world is approaching 2021 with an optimistic outlook, it is...
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Will Biden Avoid the Barzani Trap in Iraq?
(Photo: Vice President’s Archive) There has never been a U.S. president-elect more...
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Normalizing the Situation in Sinjar: How to Promote Inclusive Governance
(Photo: Nawaf Shengaly) On October 9, 2020 the Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Kurdistan Regional...
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