Iraq to its foundations: a chance to remake the state

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Iraq to its foundations: a chance to remake the state
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• Duration: 00:21:46
• Published: 2021-06-25 11:53

With elections looming, there is an opportunity to remake a state ravaged by war and riven by power struggles. We ask how to take Iraq out of a hard place. Fires are raging again in the American West; a “megadrought” in the region may shape its future development. And the 175th anniversary of a foundational free-trade battle.

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