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    Technocracy Redux? Sadr, the Communists and Oil

    Technocracy Redux? Sadr, the Communists and Oil

    A number of recent articles have suggested the "victory" of Sairoon, a coalition led by Moqtada al-Sadr and including the Iraqi Communist...
    Iraq, 15 Years on: An Interview with Joel Wing

    Iraq, 15 Years on: An Interview with Joel Wing

    As part of a series of articles on the 15th anniversary of the Iraq war, we invited Joel Wing to discuss the aftermath of one of the most...
    Iraq, 15 Years On: An Interview with Former Iraqi National Congress Spokesman Zaab Sethna

    Iraq, 15 Years On: An Interview with Former Iraqi National Congress Spokesman Zaab Sethna

    "The Americans squandered the occupation. I was with US forces in southern Iraq and in Baghdad in late March, early April 2003 and I saw...
    Reflections on a Year in Northern Iraq: An Interview with Bradley Brincka.

    Reflections on a Year in Northern Iraq: An Interview with Bradley Brincka.

    Bradley Brincka is a former US Army officer who previously worked with Yazda, a Yazidi NGO in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2016 as well as the Free...
    Historic Grievance: A Flawed Narrative for Statehood?

    Historic Grievance: A Flawed Narrative for Statehood?

    The case for Kurdish independence is often based on notions of promised statehood in the new state of Iraq by colonial powers post...
    The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service: From the War on ISIS to the Future

    The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service: From the War on ISIS to the Future

    Above: CTS board Iraqi Army Mi-17, 2011. (Photo credit: Andrew Jacob, US Special Operations Task Force-Central.) Iraqi Prime Minister...
    Beyond Oil: Restoring Iraq's Economic Sovereignty

    Beyond Oil: Restoring Iraq's Economic Sovereignty

    This is the first article of two focusing on the Iraqi economy until 2030. Part one looks at oil prices and power generation. Part 2 will...
    The Kurds' Best Friends are in Baghdad

    The Kurds' Best Friends are in Baghdad

    Recent events in the Middle East provide another reminder of how important it is that people can protest peacefully. In December, as many...
    Scattered Across the Decades: The Philosophical Confusion of Iraqi Law

    Scattered Across the Decades: The Philosophical Confusion of Iraqi Law

    Should printing presses be licensed by the government? The answer is a good test of your posture towards authoritarianism and...
    Iraq's Flawed Anti-Corruption Strategy

    Iraq's Flawed Anti-Corruption Strategy

    At the end of November, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi publicly declared a new “war on corruption” in Iraq. Given the timing of this...
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    Thinking Politically? The 2020 World Bank Memorandum

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

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    Between Basra and the Bosphorus: Power Sharing After Daesh

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    Normalizing Security in the Nineveh Plains

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    Iraq After Daesh: An Interview with Joel Wing

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