Iraq under the Shia leadership: the failure of their governance

Since 2003, the Shia elites have moved from the fringes of the opposition during the creation of the Iraqi state in 1921, to the centre of power. From the excluded majority, they are now the dominant majority. Since 2003, they have the state, they are the state. They have at their disposal all resources of the second most oil-rich state in the world.

6th January 2022