

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
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
At the end of November, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi publicly declared a new “war on corruption” in Iraq. Given the timing of this...


Rosneft in the Kurdish Region: Moscow's Balancing Act
A version of this article with references is available on request as a PDF. Please email: iraqincontext@gmail.com Between February 2017...