Iraq’s Newest Political Bloc and Implications for the Next Election
On 30 June 2020, the leader of the Hikma Movement, Ammar Al-Hakim, announced a new parliamentary...
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No Cheers for Iraq’s Consensus Politics
(Photo: Karim Kadim/AP) Since October 2019 hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the...
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Where Does Baghdad and Washington’s Strategic Dialogue Leave Tehran?
On June 11, 2020, a new round of strategic talks was launched between Iraq and the United States...
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The Hawza in Protest: What 1920 Teaches Us About 2020
(Photo: Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/Reuters) The recent Iraqi protest movement has brought to the...
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Modernisation in Iraq: Between Theory and Practice
Over the past century, most of the by-products of modernity that arrived in Iraq ranged from the...
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The Dangers of Virtue Signaling in Iraq
Yesterday, Iraqi social media pages circulated a note that was found near the dead body of a young...
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Issues That Could Lead to the Reemergence of Da’ish in Iraq
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) command announced on May 4, that ten of its fighters were...
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Iraqi Political and Religious Thought is in Need of Reform
(Shahbandar Cafe/Photo: AFP) Following the Second World War, the Middle East has been cursed for...
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Iraq Finally Has a New Government
Nearly six months after Adil Abd Al-Mahdi resigned and two prime minister designates withdrew...
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Sociopolitical Impact of COVID-19 in Iraq
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the Iraqi state in a challenging situation. While official figures...
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