Fifteen years after America’s invasion, Iraq is doing well An election in May offers a chance to build on recent progress IT IS less than four years since the homicidal zealots of Islamic State (IS) stood on the doorstep of Baghdad, their black flag already fluttering over several other Iraqi cities. The jihadists triumphed, albeit temporarily, because disgruntled Sunnis, for
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The effects of the invasion in 2003 on various economic classes are missing from the debate. Remittance money is an unextractable thread woven into the life fabric of diaspora communities worldwide. In times of war and economic downturn, remittances open a lifeline on which thousands of Iraqis relied before indiscriminate violence and occupation broke their country. Individ
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ARTICLE SUMMARY Following decades of setbacks and years of a rift, Saudi Arabia's rapprochement with Iraq and its support for stability there is accelerating, in what is deemed to be a fundamental change in the relations between the two countries. ALEX BRANDON/AFP/Getty ImagesIraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C-L) and Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) meet with Sa
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ARTICLE SUMMARY To help further develop Iraq’s energy sector, parliament recently passed a law that establishes the National Oil Company for oil extraction and manufacturing. The Iraqi parliament voted March 5 on the National Oil Company draft law, which regulates oil production and exports and fairly distributes its revenues to the different regions of Iraq. The clauses o
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Retired as senior research consultant from United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIB) in June 2016. Holds a BA (Hons) in Political Theory and Government, University of Wales, Swansea (1967) and M.Sc. in Administrative Sciences, City University Business School, London (1978). Commenced his insurance career with the National Insurance Company, Baghdad (1968-1977). Trai
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