The following confidence interval is relying on the assumption that the design succeeded in obtaining a random sample of 47 geographical clusters of 40 households among the total population of Iraq households. As pointed out in our article (van der Laan, de Winter, 2006), beyond the fact that the used design should have been informed by known violence levels in Iraq and could thereby be strongl...

Class of 2008 Political Science The author examines visual and rhetorical strategies used by Iraqi and non-Iraqi groups in recruiting voters for the January 2005 legislative and presidential elections. Case studies include the USAID, various Shiite clergy groups, and Future Iraq Assembly, which is a non-governmental organization of activists, businesspeople, and academicians. Religious appeals ...

“We are without allies amongst the Iraqi populace, including those who have benefited from the ouster of Saddam. . . . Across Baghdad, Latifiyah, Mahmudiyah, Salman Pak, Baqubah, Balad, Taji, Baiji, Ramadi, and just about everywhere else you can name, the people absolutely hate us. . . . The Iraqi people have not bought into what the Americans are selling, and no amount of military activity is ...

Most migration literature focuses on large scale movements of people across country borders, while the internal migration trends of countries are commonly neglected, despite the fact that the understanding of internal migration trends is crucial for planning the future for a country. In Iraq a major reason for migration has been security a direct result of its turbulent history since the 1980’s...

FeatuReS | 33 American-led interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan are drawing to an end and the political climate inside the Beltway has turned decidedly hostile toward large deployments of U.S. troops and civilians overseas. Consequently, stability operations have dropped off the radar for many analysts and commentators. The policy community that once feverishly tackled questions over how to st...

National security is a renewable concept with growing complexity in the regional and international environment. It has moved from its narrow sense – military political, to comprehensive broad one. Research economic studies on all of aspects show that insecurity significant consequences areas economy. In order orient ourselves better, we need look carefully at ways perceiving challenges Iraq’s a...