(MENAFN- Iraq Business News) By Shelly Kittleson, for the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News .
The Future of International Security Assistance in Iraq
Almost three years after Iraq declared victory against the so-called Islamic State (IS), whether and to what extent foreign countries continue to assist Baghdad in maintaining security will affect geopolitical alliances, counterterrorism operations, corruption and, indirectly, numerous other issues in the country.
How new prime minister and Iraqi national intelligence service chief Mustafa Kadhimi deals with domestic demands and balances relations with the US and Iran, especially, will also determine whether progress can be made towards a state monopoly on arms during the roughly one year he is expected to remain in office prior to elections.
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