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New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2020

Iraqi MP: Continued protests provide opportunity for real reform

By Kyle Thetford

The massive protests that have rocked Iraq since October 2019 and have brought down one government have also given the new prime minister designee a unique opportunity to overcome vested interests and deliver meaningful reform, according to Iraqi Council of Representatives Member Sarkawt Shamsulddin.

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Feb 18, 2020

Kadhim quoted in the Associated Press on Shiite cleric al-Sistani

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Jan 8, 2020

Kadhim quoted in PBS on US sanctions against Iraq

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In the News

Jan 6, 2020

Kadhim quoted in Axios, Iraqi parliament forced to choose between the United States and Iran

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Civil Society Conflict

MENASource

Jan 6, 2020

By killing Soleimani, the United States destroyed its relationship with Iraq

By Abbas Kadhim

The Iraqi parliament vote to remove US troops confirms that if Iraqis are cornered and forced to choose between the United States and Iran, they will find it safer to choose Iran.

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In the News

Jan 3, 2020

Kadhim interviewed on BBC NewsHour touching on Iraq’s evolving position following the US assassination of Soleimani

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In the News

Jan 3, 2020

Slavin and Kadhim quoted in USA Today on Iran’s actions in Iraq

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Conflict Iran

In the News

Jan 3, 2020

Kadhim quoted in the The Atlantic on the death of Soleimani

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Conflict Iran

MENASource

Jan 2, 2020

Iraq: It’s not over yet

By Thomas S. Warrick

No one should think this crisis is over. Iran’s stepped-up campaign to drive the United States out of Iraq will continue in other ways.

Iraq Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jan 1, 2020

New low in US-Iraq relations: What’s next for 2020

By Abbas Kadhim

The attention on Iraq will shift away from the protesters and the reforms they are calling for to the “more newsworthy” events in the Green Zone and the aftermath of the attack on the US Embassy.

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