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Why Iraq’s politics haven’t changed

Iraq’s latest prime minister designate, Ali al-Zaidi, is an embodiment of the corruption that has held Iraq hostage for over 20 years.
Baathism emerged as a powerful political movement during the Cold War, reshaping Iraq, Syria, and the wider Middle East ...
Phebe Marr, the author of The Modern History of Iraq, has just returned from a trip to Basra and Baghdad, where she was struck by the “genuine and very lively political process” taking place in ...