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    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...
    Rosneft in the Kurdish Region: Moscow's Balancing Act

    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...
    Musings on Baghdad and Erbil: An Interview with Joel Wing.

    Musings on Baghdad and Erbil: An Interview with Joel Wing.

    As part of a series of articles on the Kurdish referendum crisis, we invited Joel Wing to discuss the aftermath of the vote. Joel has...
    After the referendum: What next for the Kurdish Region?

    After the referendum: What next for the Kurdish Region?

    The days surrounding the Kurdish independence referendum have been filled with feverish commentary, speculation and in some cases,...
    Debating a National Settlement in Iraq

    Debating a National Settlement in Iraq

    Writing in Haaretz recently, David Rosenberg recently noted that an independent Kurdistan would resemble Zimbabwe, rather than Dubai--...
    Political Primacy, Strategic Risks, and ISIL after the Caliphate

    Political Primacy, Strategic Risks, and ISIL after the Caliphate

    One of the differences between states and non-state actors is a sense of permanence. Germany and Japan were completely defeated after...
    Iraq’s foreign relations: testing democratic peace theory?

    Iraq’s foreign relations: testing democratic peace theory?

    It has passed some observers by that Iraq is rigorously pursuing a multilateral foreign policy, based on building bridges in the region....
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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

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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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