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Look at the big picture on Iraqi deaths
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February 27, 2012 02:10 AM
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Since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, one of the most frequent talking points has been speculation as to whether there will be a sectarian civil war in the country. Throughout this winter, media outlets and numerous analysts have been quick to note incidents of mass casualty attacks,...
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Iraq’s violence is for Iraqis to tackle
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December 16, 2011 02:02 AM
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In light of a series of attacks in Iraq at the end of November and the start of this month, there have been numerous warnings of an upsurge in violence in the country. Numerous media outlets have tied the incidents to the withdrawal of U.S. troops, which is expected to be complete by Christmas...
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Iraqi petroleum and the damage done
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November 21, 2011 02:32 AM
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News outlets have recently reported that oil giant ExxonMobil has signed an oil and gas exploration deal with the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government. This development was much to the chagrin of the central government in Baghdad, which claims that it has exclusive authority over the oil...
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Will Maliki survive his second term?
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October 28, 2011 12:44 AM
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Since Nouri al-Maliki first became prime minister of Iraq in April 2006, a recurring talking point about his time in office has been that his days are numbered. Indeed, in a paper I wrote for the Middle East Review of International Affairs quarterly journal in the summer of this year, I cast...
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No, Syria won’t plunge Iraq into war
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October 07, 2011 12:48 AM
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The Iraqi government recently reversed its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad amid the ongoing unrest in Syria, and is now calling on Assad to step down. However, it is true that many Iraqi Shiites deeply fear the possible consequences of an overthrow of the Alawite-dominated regime in...
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Iraq’s politicians hover above the law
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September 20, 2011 01:31 AM
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The decision of Wikileaks to publish in unredacted form some 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables has deservedly attracted condemnation for compromising the safety of many of those individuals named in the files. However, a great deal that is useful can be garnered from the information disclosed. A...
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Iraq goes the way of its Gulf neighbors
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August 26, 2011 01:48 AM
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Among those who supported the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a primary hope was that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime would give rise, in President George W. Bush’s words, to a “free … stable … and prosperous” liberal democracy. This Western-style Iraqi...
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Spring comes, but not for Iraq’s Kurds
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August 12, 2011 12:47 AM
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Amid widespread protests during this so-called “Arab Spring,” one place that has received relatively little media coverage is Iraqi Kurdistan. How does the response of the Kurdish authorities to discontent there, a region long held up by foreign observers as a freer political exception...
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China makes a bid for favor in Baghdad
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July 26, 2011 12:33 AM
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The withdrawal deadline for U.S. forces in Iraq is drawing nearer and officials in the Obama administration are pressuring Iraqi politicians to make a decision on whether to extend the American military presence. Much debate has arisen around which foreign powers will wield most influence in the...
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