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IRAQ: Kurdistan’s external vulnerability will increase
The Gaza conflict has led to a resurgence of attacks by Iran-backed armed groups on US forces, breaking the earlier unofficial truce. Some of those attacks have targeted bases in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283818
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MIDDLE EAST: Full-scale Gaza war return raises risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283781
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SYRIA/TURKEY: Ankara will seek to undermine the Kurds
The government is preparing to send the 2023 budget to parliament. Some politicians favour a large increasing in spending, giving little space for technocratic arguments that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275908
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The latest federal budget, which had also been blocked because of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, was simultaneously finalised and passed to parliament. The long…
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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IRAQ: New cabinet may boost oil, and instability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES239440
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The economic outlook for Iraq’s Kurdish region.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241091
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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…