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It was another sad milestone in the grim struggle Iraqi democrats have been waging, almost entirely alone, since the mass uprising of October, 2019. Two protesters were killed and at least two dozen were injured after thousands of protesters converged on Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday from as far away as Karbala, Nassiriya, Basra and Najaf.
It was one of the largest demonstrations since the 2019 uprising against corruption, unemployment and the depredations of the Iran-backed militias that former Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi integrated into the Iraqi security apparatus, with full ranks and salaries, the year before. The wave of mass demonstrations in 2019 led to the appointment of a new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who promised reform and an end to the impunity enjoyed by the militias. Despite his best efforts, Al-Kadhimi has failed to deliver. Since 2019, the militias, organized into an auxiliary force known as the Hashd al-Shabi
It was another sad milestone in the grim struggle Iraqi democrats have been waging, almost entirely alone, since the mass uprising of October, 2019. Two…
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In the second episode of High Noon, Inez Stepman talks with Melissa Chen about how to grapple with a geopolitically rising China, and about how the country goes into this civilizational clash hobbled by domestic insecurities about our open society. Chen and Stepman also discuss the balance between individualism and community, and how many are now seeking or actively creating political identities to replace more traditional ones.
Melissa Chen is the New York editor for
The Spectator USA, where she writes about the U.S.-China relationship, identity, and free speech, among other topics. She is the managing director of Ideas Beyond Borders, an organization that translates Enlightenment tracts into other languages, and on the advisory board of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism.