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Renad Mansour

Renad Mansour is a senior research fellow at Chatham House, London.

The Political Logic Behind Iraq’s Fragmented Armed Forces — Iraqi Security forces are heavily deployed on the Jumhuriya (Republic) bridge leading to Baghdad’s Green Zone, during a demonstration by supporters of Iraq’s influential Shi’i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on September 28, 2022, in conjunction with the parliament’s first session in two months. Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa via Getty Images

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The Political Logic Behind Iraq’s Fragmented Armed Forces

On the cusp of losing power following a poor performance in the October 2021 election, Iraq’s Fateh Alliance and its Popular Mobilization Forces—a coalition of armed factions under the umbrella of the Iraqi state—sent protesters to occupy parts of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. The winner

Renad Mansour • 7 min read

The Legacy of Faleh Abdul Jabar (1946–2018)

Iraqi sociologist Faleh Abdul Jabar passed away on February 26, 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon. His last words, on Al-Hurra’s “Iraq in a Century” program, emphasized his concern with the prospects of rebuilding the Iraqi state after many years of foreign interference, yet also hinted at an optimism derived from

Renad Mansour • 4 min read