{"id":2072,"date":"2026-02-11T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:19:38","slug":"transformations-of-the-iraqi-landscape-challenges-and-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/en\/transformations-of-the-iraqi-landscape-challenges-and-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformations of the Iraqi landscape: challenges and outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The seminar delivered by Dr. Liqaa Maki at the Iraq Center for Future Studies addressed the transformations of the Iraqi political landscape in the post\u2013October protests phase, amid a relative calm prevailing in the Iraqi street, against the backdrop of a weak state and the erosion of trust in the political system.<br>It focused on structural challenges, most notably corruption, institutional fragility, and the impact of regional and international dynamics on Iraqi decision-making.<br>The seminar highlighted that Iraq stands at a critical crossroads between the possibility of gradual reform and the continuation of crises in new forms.<br>It concluded that future stability is contingent upon the Iraqi street\u2019s ability to create a new reality that imposes a different political order, and on the linkage of this popular will to a new regional actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iraqcfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1-768x432.jpg 768w, 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