How did Iraq come to be stitched together as one state? This article provides a readable narrative overview. The question of whether Iraq is destined to come undone is a contested one. This article, by Peter Galbraith, favors dividing the country, while this article makes the case for keeping it whole. And here is a nice summary of the debate.
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This blog is an archive of a course taught by Martin Kramer during the spring of 2007 at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. It will not be updated.