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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 25: Iraqi Shiites carry a picture of Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari during a demonstration on December 25, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi shiites shout slogans in favour of the results of the elections
during a demonstration in al-Sadr city eastren of Baghdad.
(Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie /Getty Images)

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Men of Dawa: How the Personalities of One Party Shaped Iraq’s New Politics

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 21: A flag waves over Tahrir Square on Nov. 21, 2019 in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands of demonstrators have occupied Baghdad's center Tahrir Square since October 1, calling for government and policy reform. For many, Tahrir Square - which demonstrators are calling

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Young Revolutionary Parties Are Still Iraq’s Best Hope for Democracy

BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 17: People walk past a

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Fixing Failing States

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 21: A flag waves over Tahrir Square on November 21, 2019 in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands of demonstrators have occupied Baghdad's center Tahrir Square since October 1, calling for government and policy reform. For many, Tahrir Square, which protesters are calling

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America Should Pay Attention to Iraq—Before It’s Too Late

(L-R) Shiite Deputy Speaker of Iraqi's Parliament Hussein al-Shehrestani, Jawad al-Maleki, senior official from Dawa party, and Shiite cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), are seen during a press conference at the SCIRI's offices in Baghdad, Iraq.

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The Waning Relevance of the Sunni-Shia Divide