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1 – 10 of 73Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286398
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The vote will reinstate provincial councils that were dissolved in 2019, which will in turn choose new provincial governors. The government is determined to hold an effective…
Between deepening internal divisions, increased foreign pressure and a stark economic crisis, the semi-autonomy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is facing its most severe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282383
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Tensions have risen over the past year between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), due to disagreements over the electoral law…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280955
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Differences between the two main Kurdish parties, the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), have been exacerbated by a power vacuum since the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272153
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Sadr’s resignation was triggered by his failure to form a government after ten months. His attempts have resulted in a hardening of divisions within the Shia community. The latest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272656
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Sadr has demonstrated that forming a new government is unlikely to be possible without his tacit approval, and that such approval will not be forthcoming until after the systemic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272038
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Baghdad and Erbil are currently negotiating a new budget agreement covering oil revenue and fiscal transfers, which could provide immediate relief. However, internal divisions are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253627
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Terrorism in Europe.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239838
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The economic outlook for Iraq’s Kurdish region.