A prime minister without a programme, a cabinet without consensus, and a state without accountability. Iraq’s politics remain unfixable.
Browsing: Reform
Closing Iran’s nuclear file replaces enrichment with maritime leverage, reshaping domestic politics and potentially easing tensions with Israel and the Gulf
Havana must decide between a managed transition with U.S. terms or deeper collapse, foreign intervention, and loss of all remaining leverage.
A new analysis of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 shows how the PIF faces major limits while internal debates over university reforms signal a decisive shift .
Regional hostilities have stalled the “cautiously evolving” Gulf reform movement, as states pivot from modernization to aggressive security consolidation and public dissent suppression.
U.S. policy must move beyond ineffective management to actively enforce equal rights, freedoms, and prosperity for both peoples.
At Vision 2030’s launch, the crown prince declared media essential to reform. A decade later, it’s a global pillar.
Europe must use its full leverage—trade, aid, and law—consistently to become a credible peacemaker in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gulf states are borrowing heavily; the wisdom of each approach hinges on whether funds fuel productive development or recurrent spending.
Iran’s chronic inflation is structural, requiring painful reforms—currency unification and ending monetary financing—to avoid permanent economic decay.