| ID | 110318 |
| Title Proper | Iraq's federalism quandary |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kane, Sean ; Hiltermann, Joost R ; Alkadiri, Raad |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | WITH U.S. combat troops out of Iraq and that country facing an uncertain future, many challenges hover over the lands of old Mesopotamia. The most ominous is the unsettled struggle over power, territory and resources among the country's political elites. While often described in straightforward ethnic and sectarian terms, this strife has gone through many phases. Various alliances have come together and broken apart as the power struggle has shifted from a sectarian street war to heightened tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil. Most recently, the main axis of confrontation has been between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shia-led government and its putative governing partner, the mostly Sunni Iraqiya list. |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest vol. , No. 118; Mar-Apr 2012: p.20-30 |
| Journal Source | National Interest vol. , No. 118; Mar-Apr 2012: p.20-30 |
| Key Words | Iraq ; Mesopotamia ; Baghdad ; Kurdistan Regional Government ; Sunni ; Gulf War - 1991 ; Kurdistan Region ; Kurds ; Federalism |