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IRAQ: Kurdistan’s external vulnerability will increase
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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IRAQ: New cabinet may boost oil, and instability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES239440
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He promised the protesters -- who reject him as a member of the ruling establishment -- wholesale reforms, a say in the new cabinet and an end to the security crackdown. This came…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250503
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IRAQ: Iran-backed groups will deepen anti-US pressure
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES260472
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This follows a long vacuum after popular protests forced the resignation of Adel Abdel-Mahdi in November, and two earlier nominees failed to be confirmed. Kadhimi’s appointment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252508
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IRAQ: Activist assassinations are a warning
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES254718
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He has moved to roll back some of their penetration of state structures and revenue streams. However, they are striking back, with ongoing rocket attacks targeting US interests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253926
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This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257969
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Clashes between Iranian Kurds and the IRGC increased this year following the loss of territory by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, a new Turkish military assault in Iraqi border areas…