Hitting Bottom: The Maliki Scorecard in Iraq Iraq is on the edge of civil war, and its election does not seem to offer any clear prospect of producing national unity or an effective leader. As a result, there is natural focus on Iraq’s growing violence and political divisions, but this is only part of the story. The Burke Chair has already addressed these issue in depth in a book length report called Iraq in Crisis which is available on the CSIS web site at http://csis.org/files/publication/Iraq%20Book_21_April_2014%20(reduced%20size).pdf . Violence and politics, however, are only part of Iraq’s story. Anyone seeking to understand the outcome of the Iraqi election and the role Prime Minister Maliki has played to date also needs to understand the trends in governance and economics, and just how serious the other challenges Iraq faces really are. The Burke Chair has developed a summary report on these challenges […]