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On Iraq Power, And Power Politics: MEES Interview with Luay al-Khatteeb
Luay al-Khatteeb, Iraq’s Electricity minister until earlier this month, this week spoke exclusively to MEES* about his time in office and the myriad challenges...
Iraq lawmakers confirm new government, key posts left empty
The Washington Post
BAGHDAD— Iraq’s parliament voted to confirm Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s new government on Thursday while leaving key Cabinet posts unfilled.
The legislature voted...
Iraq’s Post-Government Formation Economic Outlook
Abstract: Iraq is at a historic crossroads after stop-start efforts to reform its economy. Rapidly recovering oil prices have seen the return of Iraq’s...
Where are Iraq’s Founding Fathers? The Need for Evolution, not Revolution
Historically, July has been known as a month of revolutions in many places around the world; the Americans declared independence, the French stormed the...
The Kurdish independence Referendum: Drivers & Implications
Q: What are the Main Drivers Behind the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Decision to Hold an Independence Referendum on September 25, 2017?
A: Some foreign observers and...
The possible devastating outcome of a Kurdish referendum
An attempt to establish a Kurdish state including Kirkuk is likely to result in a truncated and economically devastated mini-Kurdistan.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)...
Saudi Arabia’s economic time bomb
Time is a luxury that Saudi Arabia can no longer take for granted. It faces an economic time bomb, which, if not defused, will...
Iraq’s Economic Reform for 2016
In August 2015, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi introduced reforms to shrink the size of the government and tackle corruption. Luay Al Khatteeb Founding...
Gulf oil economies must wake up or face decades of decline
Low oil prices, widening fiscal deficits, rising populations, political turmoil, terrorism, religious intolerance and high youth unemployment conjure up a recipe for economic disaster...
Turn a light on: Electricity sector reform in Iraq
In a new analysis paper, we write about how the government of PM Hayder al-Abadi in Iraq is not only facing a security threat posed by...