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The State of Iraq—20 Years After the Invasion

The State of Iraq—20 Years After the Invasion

Spring 2023

Spring 2023

Issue Editors: Marsin Alshamary, Shamiran Mako, Nabil Al-Tikriti and Lisa Hajjar.

Issue Editors: Marsin Alshamary, Shamiran Mako, Nabil Al-Tikriti and Lisa Hajjar.

Table of Contents

Starter

A Note on the Cover Image

Atef Al Jaffal
Starter

Issue 306 (Spring 2023) Masthead

(Author not identified)
Up Front

Interview—The Past, Present and Future of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage

Mark Altaweel, Jaafar Jotheri, and Hannah Parsons-Morgan
Articles

Perpetual Protest and the Failure of the post-2003 Iraqi State

Fanar Haddad
Articles

Iraqi Women’s Activism—20 Years After the US Invasion

Zahra Ali
Articles

Water, Oil and Iraq’s Climate Future

Zeinab Shuker
Articles

Two Decades of Uneven Federalism in Iraq

Hamzeh Hadad
Articles

The Rise and Fall of Kurdish Power in Iraq

Bilal Wahab
Articles

The Political Logic Behind Iraq’s Fragmented Armed Forces

Renad Mansour
Articles

Perspective—Recognizing and Repairing the Harm to Iraq’s Minority Communities

Hannibal Travis

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