Iraq’s Provincial Elections: Electoral Dynamics & Political Implications
Nov 26th, 2023Where there were once billboards and posters promoting fragrance brands and cosmetics, residents of Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood woke up on...Read more
Where there were once billboards and posters promoting fragrance brands and cosmetics, residents of Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood woke up on...Read more
في اروقة السياسة، كثيرا ما يسمع المرء المحللين يتذمرون من أن العنف والصراع الذي ميز معظم السنوات في العراق منذ عام 2003 يعني أن الميزانيات الاتحادية أعطت الأولوية للمخصصات لقطاع الأمن قبل كل شيء.Read more
In policy circles, one often hears analysts lament that the violence and conflict that marked most years in Iraq since...Read more
لە کاتی گەورە بوونم لەسەرەتای ساڵانی (٢٠٠٠)ەکان لە گوندێکی هەرێمی کوردستانی عێراق بچڕانی کارەبا و وتارە درێژەکانی سەدام حوسەین زۆر بێزاریان دەکردم چونکە هەردووکیان ١٥ .Read more
مع نشوئي في قريةٍ ريفية ضمن إقليم كردستان العراق أوائل الألفية الحالية، فقد بغضتُ الانقطاعات المتكررة للكهرباء بنفس قدر بغضي للخطب السياسية المطولة التي يلقيها صدام حسين على التلفازRead more
.أعلن معهد الدراسات الإقليمية والدولية (آيرس) في الجامعة الأمريكية في العراق، السليمانية، عن صدور العدد التاسع من نشرة العراق الاقتصاديةRead more
Introduction Growing up in a rural village in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the early 2000s, I detested the...Read more
المقدمة افتُتحت (قرية دجلة) في بغداد صيف عام ٢٠٢٢، وهي مجمع مترامي الأطراف يمتد على مساحة ٦٠٠٠ متر مربع ويضم...Read more
Can Iraq’s economy adapt to the accelerating pressures of climate change?Read more
The Underbelly of Iraq’s ‘Economic Boom’ By Hayder Al-ShakeriRead more
المقدمة تمنح الحكومة المحلية في البصرة سنوياً لموظفي القطاع العام "عطلة ارتفاع درجات الحرارة" عندما تصل درجات الحرارة أو تتخطى...Read more
IRIS scholars Maha Yassin and Mac Skelton have published new research on Iraq’s environmental challenges as part of the Century...Read more
Introduction Every year, the local government in Basra gives public sector employees a “heat holiday” when temperatures hit or exceed...Read more
مقدمة في 23 آذار/مارس [1] ، ادلت غرفة التجارة الدولية بحكمها في قضية تحكيم استمرّت تسع سنوات بين العراق وتركيا...Read more
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s nine years of independent oil exports – and by extension Iraq’s two separate oil production...Read more
A group of patients waiting in line at the Anbar Specialized Center for Oncology. July 19, 2022 (Copyright: Anbar Cancer...Read more
In the February 2023 edition of the Iraq Economic Review (IER), researchers address the causes and consequences of the instability...Read more
The newly installed administration under Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is attempting to convince the public and allies of its pro-reform intentions,...Read more
Recent local struggles over water in Iraq have fed into ominous warnings about the coming age of “water wars” within...Read more
The October 2022 issue of the Iraq Economic Review features analysis from Ahmed Tabaqchali detailing the challenges facing the KRG...Read more
This paper highlights the relationship between drought and SDSs, the impact of these storms on Iraq’s rentier economy, and the...Read more
The June 2022 issue of the Iraq Economic Review includes an exclusive one-on-one interview with Iraqi green tech entrepreneur Basima...Read more
One goal of the Iraq Economic Review is to move beyond general commentary about the growth potential of a given...Read more
One of the major obstacles to the development of the private sector in Iraq is the lack of access to...Read more
Based on interviews and focus groups in five provinces (Baghdad, Basrah, Thi Qar, Ninewa, Kirkuk), this study examines the diverse...Read more
The annual debate over the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s share of the federal budget in return for its contribution in...Read more
At the peak of the fighting between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2017,...Read more
There is a growing sense among the Iraqi populace that the economy is irreparably broken. Over the past five years,...Read more
In comparison to previous demonstrations in the KRI, the rhetoric of the December 2020 protests was more absolutist and its...Read more
This report argues that throughout Iraq’s continued attempts to transition to democracy, women’s rights actors have faced significant challenges to...Read more