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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...