If you’re new to Iraq Business Journal, start with the articles below. These pieces provide a structured introduction to Iraq’s political and economic landscape.
This site explains Iraq through its core structures: its political system, its economy, and the external forces shaping it.
These are not separate issues—they are interconnected. Understanding Iraq requires understanding how they operate together.
Understanding Iraq’s Political System
Explains how power operates in Iraq, including militias, political structures, and the mechanisms that sustain the system.
Iraq’s Identity Crisis: A System Without a Unifying Core
The Parallel State: How Militias Became Part of Iraq’s System
How Division Was Engineered in Iraq After 2003
Where’s the Money? Iraq After Twenty-three Years of Occupation
Understanding Iraq’s Economy
Focuses on the structure of Iraq’s economy, oil dependency, public sector dominance, and why growth remains limited.
Iraq as a Consumer State: An Economy Built on Imports
Iraq’s Economy Was Not Built to Succeed
Why Iraq’s Public Sector Is Not Sustainable
Global & Regional Analysis
Examines global trends and regional dynamics that impact Iraq, including technology, geopolitics, and economic shifts.
The Cost of Conflict: Who Pays for War in the Middle East?
The Risks of Ai for Global Economies and Societies
This War Won’t End Anytime Soon.
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