The Formation of the Political Elite in Modern Iraq: The U.S. and Iranian Factors
... pragmatism, since everyone realized that Washington would play a defining role in the future federative Iraq. At the same time, the Shiites, who had become the dominant group in Iraq, were looking to the Iranian model of governance. The formation of the new ... ... forces. It was more than three months before the new parliament met in early September 2018. The political process stalled as thousands of people took to the streets for rallies and demonstrations, with the biggest protests taking place in Basra. The political ...
10.12.2019