CIAO DATE: 08/2010

Iraq is Spinning Its Wheels, But in the Right Direction

July 2010

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

The political situation in Baghdad is still blocked almost four months after the national elections signaled change while denying any one of the four main coalitions a clear mandate to govern. The complications are real, but so too is a political culture that is increasingly appealing to democratic norms and factors to sort out the difficulties.

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