Iraq
Pro-Iranian Iraqi forces seek to maximise influence
Shia militias’ protests and vocal rejection of the October 10 election results are stopping short of violence
IraqWater shortages will boost Iraq-Syria food insecurity
Baghdad has announced it will be forced to reduce planting by 50% ahead of the coming agricultural season
IraqIntra-Shia post-election tensions will rise in Iraq
Recriminations over the electoral process and manoeuvring to form a new coalition look set to be messy
IraqSadr will dominate Iraqi post-election politics
Early parliamentary polls held under a new electoral law significantly increased the number of Sadrist seats
IraqIraq’s low election turnout will sap legitimacy
The early polls held yesterday, ostensibly as a concession to protesters, generated little enthusiasm
IraqApathetic Iraqi polls will entrench existing divides
Early voting has begun in Iraqi elections, under a reformed system intended to weaken sectarian elites
IraqWater scarcity will boost Turkey-Syria-Iraq tensions
Reduced water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have a devastating regional impact
IraqIraq’s energy-sector rebound will provide a boost
France’s Total has promised a major new investment and talks with US Chevron will proceed, as oil income spikes
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