Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks

Abstract

Iraq's political system, the result of a U.S.-supported election process, continues to be riven by sectarianism and ethnic and factional infighting. The Administration is optimistic that the passage of key laws in 2008, including a law to govern provincial elections to be held in early 2009, will sustain recent reductions in violence. See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, by Kenneth Katzman.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490045

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Law
  • Congress
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Kurds
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.