Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
It has been more than two years since the last US troops left Iraq, effectively ending a war that carried on for nearly nine years. Even before the final US soldiers pulled out of the country, signs of instability due to a delicate power-sharing arrangement between Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish parties were evident. Today, the future of Iraq is in question.
by Holly Sun Once upon a time, there lived a tyrannical king who consecrated his authority by decimating his opposition. During his reign, over 400,000 people were systematically slaughtered and displaced. Because no laws in his country prohibited him from doing so, the king continued his genocidal pastimes until an old friend turned on him […]