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    Thinking Politically? The 2020 World Bank Memorandum

    Thinking Politically? The 2020 World Bank Memorandum

    On 30 September the World Bank released its third Country Economic Memorandum on Iraq, "Breaking Out of Fragility." The report is...
    A Witch's Brew of Instability: Iraq's Tribe-Militia Nexus

    A Witch's Brew of Instability: Iraq's Tribe-Militia Nexus

    Main image: General Othman Ghanami, commander of the 8th infantry division, meets fellow sheikhs in Diwaniyah, 2008. Credit: Timothy J....
    Between Basra and the Bosphorus: Power Sharing After Daesh

    Between Basra and the Bosphorus: Power Sharing After Daesh

    What are the main roadblocks holding back sustainable power sharing in Iraq, as hoped for by the drafters of Iraq's 2005 Constitution? ...
    Normalizing Security in the Nineveh Plains

    Normalizing Security in the Nineveh Plains

    Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abd’al-Mahdi issued a new executive order on July 1 that prohibits certain unauthorized activities being...
    Iraq After Daesh: An Interview with Joel Wing

    Iraq After Daesh: An Interview with Joel Wing

    Photo: Nineveh Plains Protection Units, in training. By Staff Sgt. Sergio Rangel. Every year since 2011, I interview Joel Wing,...
    Four Stubborn Facts that will Determine Iraq's Future (Part 2)

    Four Stubborn Facts that will Determine Iraq's Future (Part 2)

    The water crisis in Basra is now a serious humanitarian emergency. The metrics of Iraq's current crisis must form the basis of any...
    Investing in Education: The Pathway to Public Health

    Investing in Education: The Pathway to Public Health

    The following article is taken from a speech by Dr. Majeed Jawad al-Khatteeb, delivered at the Higher Education Conference for the...
    Four Stubborn Facts that will Determine Iraq’s Future (Part 1)

    Four Stubborn Facts that will Determine Iraq’s Future (Part 1)

    This is the first of two articles. The first post comprises an analysis of Iraq’s unemployment and anti-corruption challenges. The second...
    Iran, Sanctions and Iraq: The Bigger Picture

    Iran, Sanctions and Iraq: The Bigger Picture

    Current analysis of renewed Iran sanctions often overlooks the wider context of Iraq's regional trading relations. The extent of Iraq’s...
    My Vision 2030: Looking Back to Move Ahead

    My Vision 2030: Looking Back to Move Ahead

    The first in a series of articles by Iraqis looking at Iraq's prospects to 2030 comes from Dean Mousavi, Najaf. Here he argues that...
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    Thinking Politically? The 2020 World Bank Memorandum

    Thinking Politically? The 2020 World Bank Memorandum

    A Witch's Brew of Instability: Iraq's Tribe-Militia Nexus

    A Witch's Brew of Instability: Iraq's Tribe-Militia Nexus

    Between Basra and the Bosphorus: Power Sharing After Daesh

    Between Basra and the Bosphorus: Power Sharing After Daesh

    Normalizing Security in the Nineveh Plains

    Normalizing Security in the Nineveh Plains

    Iraq After Daesh: An Interview with Joel Wing

    Iraq After Daesh: An Interview with Joel Wing

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