By Mustafa Hamza Mustafa, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can the Federation Council help address Iraq's ongoing 'state' crisis? Article 65 of Iraq's 2005 Constitution calls for the establishment of a second legislative chamber known as the Federation […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Postcard from Baghdad: How climate activists are turning the 'Tishreen dream' green The 2019 uprising ended violently, but young people's fight for a better future carries on. Hayder Al Shakeri […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri and Dr Renad Mansour, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How supply chains fuel transnational conflict in the Middle East Transnational conflict in the Middle East is fuelled by both 'legal' and 'illegal' trade. Mapping these […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Underbelly of Iraq's 'Economic Boom' Most ordinary enterprises are forced to navigate an economic system […]
By Dr Marion Messmer, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The interconnected impacts of the Iraq war Relying on weak intelligence for invading Iraq has had a negative impact on US and UK credibility with several consequences that persist […]
From Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq 20 years on: Insider reflections on the war and its aftermath This Chatham House essay collection, published to mark 20 years since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, brings together the observations […]
By Dr Renad Mansour for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Moving medicine in Iraq: Networks fuelling everyday conflict A system involving doctors, pharmacists, political parties, armed groups, and businesspeople fuels corruption and conflict in a medicine supply chain which […]
By Dr Renad Mansour and Dr Benedict Robin-D'Cruz, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Sadrist movement in Iraq The populist Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led the Shia Islamist Sadrist bloc to a shock victory in the October […]
By Dr Renad Mansour for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The deadly greed of Iraq's elite Political unrest since last year's election has claimed dozens of lives - but high-level corruption has quietly killed many more Iraqis. Click here […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The aspirations and disillusionment of Iraq's youth Despite their disillusionment with Iraq's political system, the country's youth have hope and aspirations for real change. Click here to read the full […]
By Mehiyar Kathem, Eleanor Robson and Lina G. Tahan, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Cultural heritage predation in Iraq Since 2003, Iraq's elites have appropriated the country's rich cultural heritage in the service of various undesirable agendas. These […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's new MPs must unite to achieve genuine change A new generation of independent MPs and parties emerging from the protests in Iraq can reform the country's politics, but only […]
