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1. Cheney's policies as VP caused immense human suffering on a global scale

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In an unsurprising yet telling development, Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney has thrown his support behind the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, over his party's candidate, framing [...]

Published
2024

2. IRAQI VOTERS REWARD GOOD GOVERNANCE AT THE BALLOT BOX

Subjects
Public finance -- Political aspects, Free enterprise -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE): Matt Burnstein, Mohammed Al Saeedi Middle East and North Africa, Democratic Governance Democracy puts the […]

Published
2024

5. With Saddam Hussein gone, we helped create ISIS; go democracy - The Collegian

Author

Pope, Troy

Subjects
College students, Weapons of mass destruction, Democracy -- Iraq, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Byline: Troy Pope The world is embattled in endless conflict. Our government is collapsing a little more every day, and yet the United States is doing its best to force [...]

Published
2023

6. The 'gift' of western democracy - Northern Iowan

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

content'> Opinion Showcase The 'gift' of western democracy PEXELS MOHAMMED RAWWAS Sep 26, 2019 You wake up late one Saturday morning. You get out of bed and brush your teeth. [...]

Published
2023

8. 'Revolution' in Iraq? How Shiite cleric is testing a young democracy

Subjects
Revolutions -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Shiites -- Political activity -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer Abstract: In recent years, even established democracies have proven vulnerable under stress. In Iraq, despite the nascent system's imperfections, it has served as political glue [...]

Published
2022

10. Democracy in Iraq Under Threat Following the Storming of Parliament

Subjects
Prime ministers -- Political activity -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Shiites -- Political activity -- Political aspects, Political issue, Business, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Sarah Hepp AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 12 (IPS) - The storming of the Iraqi parliament by supporters of Al-Sadr was motivated by years of political impasse ù threatening Iraq's democracy [...]

Published
2022

11. Request For Information - Iraq Democracy Activity Input

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Business, international
Abstract

Sources sought (original): request for information - iraq democracy activity input Dear interested parties: The united states government, represented by the united states agency for international development (usaid) mission in [...]

Published
2022

12. Why Iraq enjoys a calm election

Subjects
Political corruption, Violence, Democracy -- Iraq, Insurgency -- Iraq, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board Abstract: A relative lack of violence before the Oct. 10 vote signals a small victory for Iraqi youth who rose up against a corrupt and [...]

Published
2021

13. The invite list for Biden's democracy summit

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board Abstract: Just before the summit in December, Iraq holds an election with many reforms that will help define which nations are worth calling democracies. In [...]

Published
2021

14. Idea of exporting democracy is undemocratic: Oxford professor

Subjects
College teachers, Democracy -- Iraq, Democratization, Business, international
Abstract

TEHRAN - A professor of history at the University of Oxford says that the idea of exporting democracy as a technique or technology is undemocratic. 'The American idea of democracy [...]

Published
2021

15. The underappreciated success of Iraqi democracy

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Fareed Zakaria Just weeks after the tragic fall of Afghanistan, something important has happened in the other country in which the United States conducted a great nation-building experiment over [...]

Published
2021

16. Iraqis never got the democracy we were promised. We are paying the price

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Democratization, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Tallha Abdulrazaq Tallha Abdulrazaq researches counterterrorism and security issues of the Middle East at the University of Exeter. Since the United States led an international 'coalition of the willing' [...]

Published
2021

18. A EULOGY FOR IRAQ'S DEMOCRACY

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Coronaviruses, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Middle East Institute: Yesar Al-Maleki The idea for writing this piece came late last Tuesday as feelings ran high -- the [...]

Published
2021

19. Ownership is over-rated

Author

Joseph, Edward P.

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democracy -- Analysis
Published
2007

20. Rob Reiner Thinks Our Democracy Is Hanging by a Thread

Subjects
Weapons of mass destruction, Democracy -- Iraq, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Keith Phipps With Shock and Awe, Rob Reiner thought he was making a film about the recent past instead of one reflecting on the present. The fact-based film follows [...]

Published
2018

21. Advancing the freedom agenda: time for a recalibration?

Author

Windsor, Jennifer

Subjects
Palestine (Historical region) -- Elections, Democracy -- Analysis, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- West Bank, International relations, Political science, Hamas -- Elections
Published
2006

22. Americans skeptical that democracy will prevail in Iraq

Author

Moore, David W.

Subjects
Iraq -- Elections, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- Public opinion, Social sciences
Abstract

A poll conducted on the eve of Iraqi parliamentary elections shows that Americans are cynical about the establishment of stable democracy in Iraq. The poll suggests that Americans seem to be aware of the importance of these elections, and that 54% are optimistic about the chances of US successfully establishing a stable democracy in Iraq and believe that this will help in countering terrorism in Iraq.

Published
2005

23. Mexico, Iraq, and the two-party system: Studies in white supremacy

Author

Martinot, Steve

Subjects
Mexico -- Political aspects, Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Analysis, Democracy -- Mexico, Democracy -- Iraq, Political systems -- Analysis, Political science
Abstract

The purity of democratic institutions was the historical debate around Manifest Destiny, an extension of the purity concept of whiteness, and the evolution of two-party systems, a further extension of the structure of racialization expressing itself. The structure of racialization concretizes the process of invention of race and whiteness, in the seventeenth-century colonies, as it evolved alongside the juridical structure of slavery.

Published
2005

25. Joe Biden says 'democracy is in peril' as he attacks voter suppression laws in Memorial Day speech; The 78-year-old paid tribute to fallen soldiers and mentioned his son Beau, who served in Iraq and died of brain cancer six years ago

Subjects
Suffrage, Soldiers -- Appreciation, Veterans -- Appreciation, Cancer, Democracy -- Iraq, Voting, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Jamie Johnson, US Correspondent Joe Biden, the US President, said that 'democracy is in peril' in America and urged people to seek 'truth, founded on facts, not propaganda,' in [...]

Published
2021

27. Democratizing Iraq: regime transition and economic development in comparative perspective

Author

Stradiotto, Gary A.

Subjects
Democracy -- Analysis, Democracy -- Iraq, Politics -- Analysis, Postwar reconstruction -- Analysis, Political science
Abstract

This article examines the prospect of Iraq creating a sustainable democracy after liberation. Two causal variables affecting democratization are considered: U.S. military intervention and economic development. Using a comparative approach, [...]

Published
2004

28. Did they forget?

Author

Dubik, James M.

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Iraq -- Political aspects, Iraq -- Economic aspects, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- Analysis, Unemployment -- Iraq, Unemployment -- United States, Unemployment -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Military and naval science
Published
2010

29. Exporting democracy: The issues

Author

Katel, Peter

Subjects
Democracy -- Afghanistan, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Political aspects, Democracy -- International aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The issues related with the export democracy in US with reference to its root in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Bush administrations efforts to make America safer by exporting democracy are argued. Many foreign-policy experts agree with the Bush administration that in the long run the world and the US would be safer if more countries embrace democracy.

Published
2005

30. A democratic Iraq?

Author

Ramsay, Allan

Subjects
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aims and objectives, Elections -- Aims and objectives -- Forecasts and trends, Politics -- Forecasts and trends, Democracy -- Iraq, Literature/writing, News, opinion and commentary, Market trend/market analysis, Aims and objectives, Forecasts and trends
Abstract

If one makes a close study of a society different from one's own, one finds that institutions the very opposite of one's own are defended by the people to whom [...]

Published
2005

31. The struggle for the Middle East: Iraq, Iran, and the path to democracy

Author

Gerecht, Reuel Marc

Subjects
Iraq -- Elections, Iraq -- Political aspects, Iraq -- Religious aspects, Middle East -- Politics and government, Prime ministers -- Political activity, Democracy -- Management, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Iraq, Israel-Arab conflicts -- Political aspects, Company business management, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The Middle East has defined the first four years of George W. Bush's presidency. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the administration's evolving pro-democracy Broader Middle East and North Africa [...]

Published
2005

32. Empires, old and new: an interview with Michael Parenti, one of the USA's leading progressive thinkers and an uncompromising advocate for political, economic and social justice

Author

Ross, David

Subjects
Iraq War, 2003- -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- United States, Politics, Social reformers, Reformers, Political activists
Abstract

David Ross: What are the similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and the USA Empire? Michael Parenti: Both empires are directed by a ruling class that wants it all, […]

Published
2004

33. Coalition of the democracies: a new foundation for the transatlantic alliances

Author

Fuecks, Ralf

Subjects
Iraq War, 2003-, Democracy -- International aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- United States, Globalization, Political science
Abstract

The transatlantic conflict over the Iraq war marked a turning point in the relationship between Europe and United States. It is felt that a new transatlantic partnership can be built on the basis that global stability can be achieved through the globalization of democracy.

Published
2003

35. The 'gift' of western democracy

Author

Rawwas, Mohammed

Subjects
Democracy -- Iraq, UFOs, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Byline: MOHAMMED RAWWAS You wake up late one Saturday morning. You get out of bed and brush your teeth. You step outside to grab your mail. As you open the [...]

Published
2019

36. Iraqi president praises UN's role in supporting democracy

Subjects
Presidents (Government), Democracy -- Iraq, Community development, Business, general, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, United Nations
Abstract

BAGHDAD, September 1, 2019 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Iraqi President Barham Salih on Sunday gave praise to the United Nations (UN) for supporting Iraq's democratic establishment, a presidency statement said. [...]

Published
2019

37. The rebirth of Iraq: in the midst of violent resistance, a freed nation struggles to adopt emergency

Author

Barber, Ben

Subjects
Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Management, Democracy -- Iraq, Company business management, General interest
Abstract

The time when US president Bush declared an end to major hostilities, many US and foreign soldiers, civilians and Iraqis died in Iraq but Iraqi's feel life for them is rather far better than it was during Sadam's rule. US soldiers and Iraqis struggle to help Iraq to be reborn as a modern, free and democratic state, which can cost them their lives.

Published
2004

38. Iraq's democracy shows resiliency

Author

Pennington, Joseph

Subjects
Mosul, Iraq -- Social aspects -- Military aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Resilience (Personality trait), News, opinion and commentary, Islamic State -- Military aspects
Abstract

Byline: Joseph Pennington The Iraqi victory over the Islamic State in Mosul is something that both Iraqis and Americans can celebrate. Iraqis from all sects and ethnicities fought together bravely [...]

Published
2017

40. Power without influence

Author

Pressman, Jeremy

Subjects
United States -- Foreign policy, Foreign policy -- Forecasts and trends, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Evaluation, Market trend/market analysis, International relations, Al-Qaeda -- Military aspects
Published
2009

43. Islam democracy: comparing post 9/11 representations in the U.S. Prestige Press in the Turkish, Iraqi, and Iranian contexts

Author

Mishra, Smeeta

Subjects
World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- Media coverage, Democracy -- United States, Democracy -- Iran, Democracy -- Turkey, Democracy -- Iraq, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

The article analyzes the discursive themes present in the portrayal of Islam and democracy in the U.S. prestige press post 9/11 in the Turkish, Iraqi and Iranian contexts. These portrayals when compared show that fear of political Islam was present in all three and the U.S. prestige press emphasized the need to modernize Islam according to Western standards to make it compatible with democracy.

Published
2008

44. Democratic institutions and performance

Author

Dawisha, Adeed

Subjects
Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Political science
Abstract

Iraq remains a divided society even after the huge success in the elections held on 30 January 2005 and it is explained that democracy did not create these divisions. The answer of whether Iraq will go up the rising path of democracy or down the falling road of division may lie in the bargaining, arguing, and political deal-making that are going on in Iraq in the present time of transition.

Published
2005

45. The prospects for democracy in Iraq: Challenges and opportunities

Author

Dawisha, Adeed

Subjects
Iraq -- Economic aspects, Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Economic conditions, Business, international, International relations
Abstract

The challenges to the development of democracy in Iraq including the many decades of authoritarian rule, ethno-sectarian divisions, lack of security, and the hegemony of the state over the national economy are described. It is believed that the right policies could transform these challenges into opportunities.

Published
2005

46. History matters: Past as prologue in building democracy in Iraq

Author

Davis, Eric

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Iraq, Democracy -- Political aspects, International relations
Abstract

Western analysts are mystified that the post-Baathist process of democratization of Iraq has not proceeded in a more positive direction. Several steps that government agencies, such as the ministries of education, higher education, and culture, and state television and radio, could take to mobilize historical memory are mentioned.

Published
2005

47. A different animal

Author

Simendinger, Alexis and Cannon, Carl M.

Subjects
Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Public opinion, Democracy -- Iraq, Political reform, Elections, Government, Political science
Abstract

The important role played by Iraqis in promoting democracy and electoral constitution is described. The views of the experts on the electoral polls in Iraq, government reforms for social security, and financial aid are discussed.

Published
2005

48. The price we pay

Author

Cannon, Carl M.

Subjects
Iraq -- Elections, Iraqis -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Democracy -- Public opinion, Democracy -- Iraq, Government, Political science
Abstract

The positive attitude of the people of Iraq, especially the youth showing great commitment towards democracy is described. The experiences of the individuals who came across of strong agitation, bombs, bullets and bullies are discussed.

Published
2005

49. Following Freedom: Iraq still faces many obstacles on its road to democracy

Author

Preston, Peter

Subjects
Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Influence, Democracy -- Iraq, Freedom of expression, Business, Business, international, Literature/writing, Mass communications, Publishing industry
Abstract

The transition from dictatorship to democracy in Iraq is far from seamless. The inevitable bounds on freedom of expression in Iraq is discussed while it is also believed that the banning and barring of access would indicate that freedom has many, rather random, limits and that debate can only take place when it operates benignly within these limits, that there is no public right to know.

Published
2004

50. Struggle for the global soul

Author

Saikal, Amin

Subjects
Iraq -- Political aspects, Democracy -- Analysis, Democracy -- Iraq, Political systems -- Influence, International relations, Political science
Abstract

The number of developments required to achieve democracy, stability and viability in Iraq and Afghanistan are listed. The Iraqi resistance has dealt a serious blow to the U.S. neo-conservatives agenda and put them on the defensive.

Published
2004

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