Barah Mikail

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Barah Mikail

Barah Mikaïl is an Associate Professor of International Security at Saint Louis University Madrid Campus and director of the Observatory on Contemporary Crises. He is also the founder of Stractegia, a Madrid-based consulting company that provides advice on the Geopolitics of the MENA region and on Spanish politics.

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Nation or Religion? Iraq’s Hybrid Identity Politics
(Photo by MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)
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    • Nation or Religion? Iraq’s Hybrid Identity Politics

    Is Iraqi society structurally sectarian? Or does it have a strong capacity of resilience to sectarian trends? This article  explores the nature of Iraq’s political sociology by examining several key indicators: the composition and aspirations of Iraqi society; the nature of the parliament; and the challenges that current Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi faced as he tried to form a government in spring 2020.

    June 16, 2020

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