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Iraqi Yazidis: Trapped Between the KDP and the PKK
Conflict over Iraq's Sinjar district has left Yazidis adrift in the complexities of Kurdish politics.
Dec 23, 2020
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Mehmet Alaca
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Policy Failures Lead to a Kurdish PMF Battalion in Kirkuk
Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, and thereby Iran, have gained increased influence in Kurdish areas around Kirkuk.
Dec 23, 2020
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Yerevan Saeed
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Iraqi Kurdish Optimism on Biden Is a Product of Past Experiences
Optimism on Biden in Iraqi Kurdistan is driven by historical ties. But contemporary political views on U.S. policy in the region may shape the Biden presidency in new, less comfortable ways.
Dec 17, 2020
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Sardar Aziz
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The Rise of Kata’ib Hezbollah’s Hegemonic ‘Resistance’
The Iraq-based Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) is diligently and meticulously working to achieve hegemony among Iran-backed 'resistance' militias in Iraq. The group is positioning itself as the 'true resistance' faction and obliging other Iran-backed groups to follow its lead. In order to achieve this goal, KH is operating on military and
Dec 1, 2020
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Hamdi Malik
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How a Haditha-Haifa Pipeline Would Benefit Iraq
In the midst of ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which partially stems from competition for energy sources, the role of energy transportation lines like pipelines in regional geopolitics can be a double-edged sword. While often a source of conflict and disagreement, the role of pipelines in the region appears
Nov 24, 2020
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Mahdi Al-Bannai
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The Price of Corruption in Iraq: Kadhimi Faces the Challenge of Systemic Reform
On August 27, the government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi formed a committee to investigate major cases of corruption in Iraq, acknowledging the ongoing frustration among Iraqis with the rampant corruption that has plagued the country.
Nov 10, 2020
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Azhar Al-Rubaie
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Low Oil Prices Mean Greater U.S. Involvement Is Needed in the Gulf
During the first half of 2020, global markets saw a significant decline in crude oil prices as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Though the price of crude oil has since stabilized at a little less than $40 a barrel, crude oil remains at just 40 percent of what it
Nov 5, 2020
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Ahmed Mansouri
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How Mangled Dam Diplomacy Is Shaping Iraq’s Water Crisis
Failed international cooperation and an increase in dam construction is threatening Iraq's security.
Nov 4, 2020
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Austin Corona
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The White Paper: When Structural Adjustment Comes to Iraq
The Iraqi government has recently released a white paper detailing economic and financial reforms meant to lift the country out of its current economic straits. The White Paper for Economic Reforms—written by the Crisis Cell for Financial and Fiscal Reforms, established in May to manage the country’s fiscal reforms—largely proposes
Oct 30, 2020
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Sardar Aziz
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Iraqi Early Elections May Not Be a Game Changer
While Iraqi elites seem to see the announcement of early elections as a major development, polling reveals that Iraqi public opinion is less optimistic about the moves ability to promise major change.
Oct 22, 2020
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Munqith Dagher
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The Missing Economic Strategy in al-Kadhimi’s Government
Iraq’s current government lacks a robust policy of economic diplomacy needed to improve its international economic relations and therefore its domestic economic conditions. Iraq must strike balanced relationships with regional neighbors and global powers to unlock the potential of its workforce and reduce its regional dependencies. In the midst of
Oct 5, 2020
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Sadek Ali Hassan
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Iraqis and the Closure of the American Embassy: A Race Against Time
Whether or not the decision is made to actually close the embassy, what is certain is that the American administration with its warning that it may do so has sent a strong message to the Iraqi government and the forces of the political process in Iraq. It alerts Iraqis that
Oct 5, 2020
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Munqith Dagher
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On the Non-state (Ladaula) in Iraq
One of the most common terms used among Iraqi elites to criticize the current state is the concept of the non-state, or al-ladaula . Anyone closely observing Iraq’s political affairs cannot avoid reading and hearing this word multiple times a day, given its prominent usage on TV debates, Whatsapp chats
Sep 25, 2020
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Sardar Aziz
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Washington’s Stance on Syria and Iraq and The Widening Rift with Kurds in Iran
Over the last four years, Kurds in Iran have watched Kurdish communities in Syria and Iraq continue to suffer losses at the hands of hostile forces, disoriented by the turbulent shifts in Washington’s decision-making. It once seemed that the United States would support change in Iran beneficial to the country’s
Sep 17, 2020
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Baraa Sabri
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From the ‘Republic of Fear’ to the Militias’ Republic of Terror
In 1992, as I watched the celebrations for the inauguration of al-Tabiqayn Bridge in Baghdad (formerly, al-Qa’id Bridge) on Al-Shabab Television, I turned to my wife and said: “wouldn’t it have been better for us if the cost of this bridge had been spent on better flour for us to
Sep 10, 2020
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Munqith Dagher
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Inside the Kadhimi Visit to Washington D.C.
Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi led a large cabinet delegation to Washington D.C. for new sessions of the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue, topped off by the first Iraqi prime ministerial visit to the White House in over three years. During the visit, I spoke to most of the Iraqi
Aug 26, 2020
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Michael Knights
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Iraq-U.S. Strategic Dialogue: Finding Agreement within Contention
After much anticipation, the White House confirmed in an official August 2 statement that a meeting between the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place this week to discuss “challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic as well as security, energy, and economic issues.” The
Aug 18, 2020
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Farhad Alaaldin
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Iraq Faces Coronavirus with Empty Coffers and a Crumbling Health System
Since Iraq’s first case of COVID-19 in late February, the Iraqi state has struggled to contend with stagnant economic growth, political unrest , and divided popular opinion as cases continue to rise through the summer. Despite early attempts to slow the spread of the virus, the rocky relationship between Iraq’s
Aug 13, 2020
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Abbas Abboud Salem
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The Myth of Early Elections in Iraq
On July 30, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced that early elections in Iraq will take place on June 6, 2021. Following the announcement, various political parties unleashed a barrage of statements in Iraqi media, with some asking for even ‘earlier’ elections. This camp included the President, the Speaker, the UN
Aug 13, 2020
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Farhad Alaaldin
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Navigating a Growing Chinese Influence in Iraqi Kurdistan
When I moved into new accommodations in the centre of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq, the lift announcements in the apartment tower were in Chinese, followed by Kurdish, Arabic and English. This multilingualism was surprising but positive; it was a clear sign of the
Jul 27, 2020
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Sardar Aziz
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