◈ ExplanationAdvancedGeopolitics & Defense › War & Conflict
Iraq: Military and Paramilitary Forces — The Hashd al-Shaabi, the Counter-ISIS Fight, and Defense Spending
An extensive analysis of Iraq's security architecture, examining the co-existence of the regular Armed Forces, the state-integrated Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/Hashd al-Shaabi), and the Kurdish Peshmerga. It details the defense budget allocations, the financial networks of paramilitary groups, and the strategic geopolitical influences of the US and Iran.
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◈ ExplanationAdvancedGovernment & Fiscal Policy › Fiscal Policy
Iraq: Government Structure — Federal System, the CBI, and the Oil Revenue Sharing Dispute
An analytical overview of Iraq's constitutional federalism, examining the ongoing fiscal tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The article details the critical role of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) in monetary policy and currency control, alongside the structural budget rigidities and systemic corruption that hinder economic reform.
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◉ ViewUnderstandingMacroeconomics › Government & Fiscal Policy
Iraq: Economic Future — Reconstruction, the Gas Flaring Problem, and the China Oil Deals
An in-depth analysis of Iraq's economic outlook, focusing on the country's post-conflict reconstruction needs, the critical issue of gas flaring, and the strategic shift toward oil agreements with China. It also evaluates the environmental threats of the Tigris-Euphrates water crisis and the fiscal pressures of a youth-heavy demographic.
9m·👁 3
◈ ExplanationAdvancedFinancial History › Crisis & Financial History
Iraq: A Financial History — From Mesopotamia to the Oil-for-Food Program and Beyond
A comprehensive exploration of Iraq's financial and economic evolution, tracing its trajectory from the ancient accounting systems of Mesopotamia to the modern oil-rentier state. It examines the fiscal impacts of Ottoman rule, the British mandate, oil nationalization, and the devastating cycles of war, sanctions, and reconstruction.
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