Competing for Iraq’s Future
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English - June 19, 2018 02:31 - 1 hour - 123 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsNews Education Courses interview middleeast arabic culture jadaliyya music news politics status Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What were the primary concerns of Iraqis in the run up to the election and who were the main protagonists contending for power? What does the outcome mean to both regional and international actors? To answer these questions, Vomena’s Shahram Aghamir spoke with Loulouwa Al Rachid, who has been conducting research on Iraq and the Gulf region for the past 20 years. She argues that the elections highlighted the wide and dangerous gap between rulers and the ruled in Iraq by reflecting massive popular rejection of the post-Baath political order.