Iraq
Iraq’s elites will cling to their sectarian quotas
With oil revenue plummeting and protesters outfacing COVID-19, the latest candidate for premier faces new challenges
IraqErbil tensions will rise, with Baghdad and internally
Oil revenue shortfalls are undermining an oil-for-salaries agreement between the federal and Kurdish governments
IraqPolitically divided Iraq faces a massive economic hit
Hopes of stability and economic revival in the aftermath of the civil war have largely been extinguished
IraqIraqi Kurdistan parties may clash over Turkish strikes
Turkish operations against the PKK in northern Iraq are provoking national and regional pushback
IraqCOVID-19 will benefit Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
The jihadist group is responding opportunistically to the pandemic disruption, stepping up attacks in remote areas
SyriaIraq’s new premier-designate will make pragmatic deals
Both Washington and Tehran have formally approved the latest candidate
IraqTehran and Washington’s moves will destabilise Baghdad
US and Iranian leaders are complaining, more and more belligerently, of each other’s plotting in Iraq
IraqUS anti-Iran push may send Iraqi economy into meltdown
The intensification of the ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions campaign comes at the worst time for Baghdad
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