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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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...
