Iraq slides towards a new dictatorship
Posted: 11/05/2012 Filed under: Gulf and Middle East Security, Toby Dodge, US | Tags: Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, Toby Dodge Leave a comment »Iraq is undoubtedly moving towards dictatorship under Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, IISS Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East Dr Toby Dodge said this week in a discussion at IISS-US. However, Dodge argued that a more muscular US commitment to promoting democracy in Iraq might prevent Maliki from assuming absolute control of the country.
