Recognizing Fragmented Authority: Towards a post-Westphalian Security Order in Iraq |
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Authors: | Damian Doyle Tristan Dunning |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australiau4814253@anu.edu.au;3. School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
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Abstract: | AbstractThe rollback of Daesh’s territorial control during 2017 has (re-)established an area of limited statehood in large parts of Iraq that may endure for many years. The government of Iraq projects its authority into a large geographical and political space that it shares with a multitude of other state, non-state and hybrid actors, competing and collaborating to achieve advantageous security and political outcomes. This paper examines the heterarchy of actors in post-Daesh Iraq to develop a typology and start a critical discussion about post-Westphalian alternatives for security governance in Iraq during the coming period of reconstruction and reconciliation. |
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Keywords: | Daesh Iraq Islamic State fragmented sovereignty hybrid political order Kurdistan non-state armed groups security governance |
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