Baghdad faces structural paralysis as the breakdown of US-Iran co-sponsorship forces an elite, high-stakes showdown over sovereign paramilitary control.
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Analyzing the rapid transition of power in Iraq under intense Washington financial pressure, resulting in the sudden selection of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq’s new prime minister, takes office amidst economic fragility and militia influence. Can he stabilize a broken political system?
Political stalemate has left Iraq’s Kurdistan Region exposed. Without a government, Iraq’s Kurdistan remains at the mercy of regional conflict and disunity.