WASHINGTON-The U.S. has barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, U.S. officials said, part of a sweeping crackdown on the siphoning of U.S. currency to Iran and other sanctioned Middle East countries. The ban, which was imposed Wednesday by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is likely to provoke new tensions between Baghdad an
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The Deep Roots of Iraq’s Climate Crisis. By Zaineb Shuker * This report is the first in “Living the Climate Emergency: Lessons from Iraq,” a new Century International project exploring how policymakers and researchers can draw on the case of Iraq and its neighbors to translate into action the growing consensus that the climate crisis is already here. Century’s Climate Eme
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Abstract In recent years, Iraq has been afflicted by severe water shortages. With climate change and upstream water management practices as major factors, these shortages are further complicated by geopolitical realities. Iraq is a weak state dependent on upstream countries – namely Türkiye, Iran, and Syria – that have been damming or redirecting the paths of shared rivers t
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Bridging the gap between behavioral theory and practice The Behavioral Economics Guide is the leading annual publication dedicated to behavioral economics and behavioral insights. Each edition features contributions from renowned scholars in the behavioral sciences and practitioners from around the globe. Additional resources include a behavioral science encycloped
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A recent barter deal under which Iraq agreed to supply Iran with crude oil and fuel oil in exchange for Iranian gas, points to Iraq's frustration with US sanctions that make it difficult to pay for its gas imports and cause power outages during the scorching summer months. Iran slashed its gas exports to Iraq on Jul. 4, from 45 million cubic meters per day to 20 MMcm/d, cutt
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