Iraq Oil Report » National Politics http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Iraqi political crisis as US completes pullout http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/iraqi-political-crisis-as-us-completes-pullout-6957/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraqi-political-crisis-as-us-completes-pullout http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/iraqi-political-crisis-as-us-completes-pullout-6957/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:33:11 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6957 U.S. Army cross into Kuwait as the last convoy pulls out of IraqAmerican troops are gone, and a political crisis shows Iraq's old divisions may prove stronger than its fledgling institutions.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/iraqi-political-crisis-as-us-completes-pullout-6957/feed/ 0 Military ceremony marks the beginning of the unknown http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/military-ceremony-marks-the-beginning-of-the-unknown-6830/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-ceremony-marks-the-beginning-of-the-unknown http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/military-ceremony-marks-the-beginning-of-the-unknown-6830/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:32:15 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6830 A man fishes across from the Green Zone on the Tigris River in Baghdad December 2, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. (SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters)U.S. troops will be gone by the end of the year, and a truly sovereign Iraq is now a country with an uncertain fate.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/military-ceremony-marks-the-beginning-of-the-unknown-6830/feed/ 0 Q&A: Barham Salih http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-barham-salih http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6720 Barham Salih, prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, in his office in Erbil. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)Shortly after signing watershed deals with ExxonMobil, the KRG's prime minister discusses the resource curse, the U.S. withdrawal, and the future of Kurdistan's oil sector.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/qa-barham-salih-6720/feed/ 1 Kurdish flag controversy highlights unresolved disputes http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kurdish-flag-controversy-highlights-unresolved-disputes-6366/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kurdish-flag-controversy-highlights-unresolved-disputes http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kurdish-flag-controversy-highlights-unresolved-disputes-6366/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:45:36 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6366 Iraqi Kurds protest in Khanaqin, in Diyala province, over a directive to replace all Kurdish flags flying at government buildings with those of the Iraqi state. (ADAM AL-ATBI/Iraq Oil Report)Kurdish-Arab disputes erupted into protests after Prime Minister Maliki banned the Kurdistan Regional Government flag from the contested city of Khanaqin.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kurdish-flag-controversy-highlights-unresolved-disputes-6366/feed/ 0 Maliki coalition meets Sadr oil demands http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/maliki-coalition-meets-sadr-oil-demands-6183/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maliki-coalition-meets-sadr-oil-demands http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/maliki-coalition-meets-sadr-oil-demands-6183/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:34:26 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6183 Nic528486Maliki's political coalition has approved a slate of populist demands issued by Moqtada al-Sadr, underscoring the cleric's growing influence.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/maliki-coalition-meets-sadr-oil-demands-6183/feed/ 1 Southern oil provinces vie for autonomy http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/southern-oil-provinces-vie-for-autonomy-6035/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-oil-provinces-vie-for-autonomy http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/southern-oil-provinces-vie-for-autonomy-6035/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:47:40 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6035 Then-Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (R) speaks with China's energy giant CNOOC director Yang Hua as Turkey's TPAO director Mehmet Uysal listens on following the signing of an oil deal in Baghdad on May 17, 2010, while other members of the delegation look on. Buoyed by projected oil revenues and discontent with Baghdad, the provinces of Missan, Basra and Dhi Qar are seriously contemplating forming a semi-autonomous federal region. (SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images)Citing impatience with the central government, leaders in Iraq’s richest oil provinces have taken early steps towards combining into a semi-autonomous southern region.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/southern-oil-provinces-vie-for-autonomy-6035/feed/ 0 Unresolved disputes mar Iraq-Kuwait relations http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/unresolved-disputes-mar-iraq-kuwait-relations-5971/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unresolved-disputes-mar-iraq-kuwait-relations http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/unresolved-disputes-mar-iraq-kuwait-relations-5971/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:36:40 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5971 Basrawi protest against KuwaitTensions rise between Iraq and Kuwait – and among Iraqi politicians – over outstanding Saddam-era reparations, border negotiations, alleged oil theft, and Gulf port development plans.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/unresolved-disputes-mar-iraq-kuwait-relations-5971/feed/ 0 Kuwait targets Iraqi crude http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kuwait-targets-iraqi-crude-5597/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kuwait-targets-iraqi-crude http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kuwait-targets-iraqi-crude-5597/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:58:50 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5597 The Iraqi Airways and Kuwait Airways offices in Damascus, Oct. 1, 2000. (KHALED AL-HARIRI/Reuters)Kuwait Airways is threatening to seize Iraqi assets when UN immunities are lifted in July, to recover $1.2B from Saddam-era theft.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/kuwait-targets-iraqi-crude-5597/feed/ 0 Analysis: Protests alter political landscape http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/analysis-protests-alter-political-landscape-5419/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysis-protests-alter-political-landscape http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/analysis-protests-alter-political-landscape-5419/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:33:16 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5419 Fallujah government buildings set on fire by protesters on Feb. 25, 2011. The local government resigned soon after. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)Maliki advocates day of reckoning for ministers, two governors resign, and the government cracks down on organizers and journalists.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/analysis-protests-alter-political-landscape-5419/feed/ 0 Political worries realign budget http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/political-worries-realign-budget-5397/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=political-worries-realign-budget http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/political-worries-realign-budget-5397/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:50:11 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5397 DV625341Iraq’s political leaders have passed a budget that prioritizes social spending and cuts operational and other expenses, after an escalation in pressure from protesters.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/politics/national-politics/political-worries-realign-budget-5397/feed/ 0