Essential Geopolitics: Iraq’s Government Formation Process

In this episode of RANE's Essential Geopolitics podcast, we look at the standoff between rival Iraqi Shiite factions that is preventing the government formation. Emily Hawthorne, RANE's Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, shares her insights into Iraq's current government inefficiencies that allowed this political impasse to occur.

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