No. 289: The Persisting Past of Iraq

Author(s): Mae Anna Chokr
Series Editor(s): Benno Zogg, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Névine Schepers
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 289
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2021

Peace and stability are high priorities for Iraq today. Yet to be effective, engagements for peace need to consider the complex interaction between Shiite and Sunni cleavages, tribal dynamics, and regional/international influences. Such dynamics cross state and non-state levels, exemplified by Iran’s regional influence on Iraqi actors at all levels.

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