Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Iraq Set to Disintegrate, New Study Warns
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Issue 
Contributorkal 
Last Editedkal  Aug 17, 2007 05:32am
Logged 0
CategoryNews
MediaNewspaper - Der Spiegel
News DateFriday, August 17, 2007 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIt's no secret that Iraq is a politically, ethnically and religiously fractured country. But a new study released in Berlin on Wednesday argues that federalism remains the country's last, best hope. Otherwise, it may fall apart completely.

"Already today, the main priority is to prevent Iraq from breaking apart completely." That is the sober conclusion of a new study released Wednesday in Berlin on the situation in Iraq. Called "Iraq Between Federalism and Collapse," the study argues that there is little hope of a centralized power in Iraq and that the country's future depends on walking the fine line between decentralizing power and civil war.

The report, written by terror and Middle East expert Guido Steinberg under the auspices of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin, says that a far-reaching decentralization is the country's only hope. And if it fails, the result could be devastating, including the possibility of full-scale civil war complete with foreign intervention.

Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION