Analysis: The call to wrap up the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq is part of Baghdad’s efforts to change the country’s international image.
Iraq increasingly wants to forge a new path that emphasises it is a normal member of the international community and can stand on its own feet. This requires that it shed the institutional hallmarks of the post-2003 period.
As part of that, Baghdad wants to end the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which has provided the country with political, electoral,…
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