Baghdad’s fiscal pressure and intra-Kurdish rivalries are reshaping the KDP–PUK bargain, reconfiguring Kurdistan Region federalism without systemic collapse.
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Iraq’s omission from US-Iran talks reveals a quiet shift in how Tehran maintains influence inside Baghdad’s political system.
Baghdad faces a narrowing strategic field as a Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi axis, U.S. drawdown, and Iranian constraints reshape Iraq’s security choices.
Iraq launches a massive sweep against state corruption, but citizens wonder if new billionaire Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will target top politicians.
Iraq’s corruption crackdown exposes a system performing maintenance on itself, removing rivals while leaving the revenue networks and party fiefdoms entirely untouched.
Baghdad faces structural paralysis as the breakdown of US-Iran co-sponsorship forces an elite, high-stakes showdown over sovereign paramilitary control.
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.