On October 10th 2021 Iraq held its fifth parliamentary election since 2003. The vote took place in the midst of a number of crises and ongoing attempts in Baghdad and Erbil to address the country’s socio-economic crisis, which has been compounded by the decline in oil prices, the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical rivalries, and the uncertainty surrounding the future of U.S. troops in Iraq. This dossier, jointly published by ISPI and the Iraq Policy Group, examines Iraq’s political and economic dynamics — together with its foreign relations — to provide forward-looking analysis and policy recommendations that elucidate the country’s prospects of achieving stability and good governance and the role international actors can play to stabilise the country.
Fellow, Brookings Institution and Director of the Carnegie Corporation's Crisis Response Council
Fellow, American Statecraft Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
CEO, Crystol Energy
Founding Director of the Program on Economics and Energy, Middle East Institute
Research Fellow, Middle East Research Institute
ECFR, Pan European Fellow
Research Assistant, ISPI
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Université Laval