1. Will COVID-19 Mark the Endgame for Iraq’s Muhasasa Ta'ifia?
- Author:
- Ahmed Tabaqchali
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- Iraq’s sectarian-based political system has depended on oil rents since 2003 to ensure its legitimacy and buy loyalty. Already running out of steam and challenged by protesters, it faces a major new test due to the drop in oil prices caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Unable to maintain its expensive patronage system, and in the absence of any real political reform, the days of the Muhasasa Ta’ifia may be running out.
- Topic:
- Reform, Protests, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Iraq and Middle East