Introduction[1] Present-day division of Iraq into, more or less, three seemingly separate parts (Kurdistan plus Kirkuk, Baghdad-to-Basra, and the ‘Upper Middle’; Nenawa, Salahuldin, Diala, and Anbar) hides long-enduring economic/financial interdependence. The financial interdependence shows in the fact that oil-producing governorates have been increasingly ‘financing’ (thr
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In Iraq, Canada has taken the lead in getting the lights on, the water running and the children back in school—’These kids need to believe in their future’ To continue reading please download PDF. Click on the following link Why Canada has a major role to play in rebuilding Iraq. By Sally Armstrong
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Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad -- an outcome that would benefit Iran, the Islamic State, and no one else. The first few weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have been a political roller coaster for Iraq. On Jan. 21, the newly minted commander in chief raised his oft-repeated mantra that the Un
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Almost a year ago, in February 2016, Lise Grande, the United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, stated that “we know the Iraqi government has its back against the wall fiscally. In order to stabilize areas and to help displaced families go back, we’ve got to do more.” Since then, however, little effort has been made by Baghdad or its international partners to heed thi
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The Iraqi Transport Ministry has signed a long-term agreement with Lufthansa Consulting, the consultancy division of Germany’s flag-carrier, in an effort to restructure Iraqi Airways after its ignominious blacklisting from European airspace. Lufthansa Consulting announced the “long-term strategic advisory and implementation project” last week, pledging to make Iraqi Airways
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