The Importance Of Corruption In Iraq

Throughout its long history, Russia has been trapped in a continuous cycle of authoritarian regimes; only interrupted briefly with periods of tumultuous democratic transitions that were plagued by poor bureaucracy and weak institutions. Therefore, time and time again, Russia has turned towards authoritarianism. In the late 1900’s to early 2000’s, Russia again saw the fall of democracy coincide with the rise of a competitive authoritarian regime. This rise of competitive authoritarianism in Russia in the late 1900’s to early 2000’s was largely the result of the resource curse which granted Putin’s Administration false economic performance legitimacy. This in turn reinvigorated past strongman ideals, while at the same time solidified negative

The Russian state has been characterized by its strong heritage of powerful, autocratic leadership. This domination by small ruling elite has been seen throughout Russia's history and has transferred into its economic history. Throughout the Russian czarist period, to the legacy of seventy years of communism; Russia has been a country marked by strong central state planning, a strict command economy and an overall weak market infrastructure (Goldman, 2003). Self-interest, manipulation and corruption have all been present in the Russian economy, and have greatly helped the few as opposed to the many. To this day, Russia still struggles with creating a competitive and fair market.

On August 2, 1990, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait began and the history of the Gulf War unfolded. The history of Iraq continues until the new century as one of turmoil, deception and violence. At the turning point Iraq holds today, its decision of a governmental system will ultimately determine its future and future successes as an internationally respected nation. With it's new government, the diverse cultures and peoples of Iraq, instead of being alienated and controlled as in the former governmental system, need to be fairly represented and hold power within themselves in a local government and a strong, unified central government over that--all of which would be created with a strong constitution.

Many countries try to seek a perfect society, they often turn to a socialist or communist government, but in reality these types of governments are unideal to many people living in that society. Russia has a communist government, which is a society where all are supposed to be equal, sharing all money throughout the country. Citizens in this society often have very little rights and the government has overpowering control over what people can and cannot do. A socialist government is one that distributes goods to all people, most instances the upper class receives heavier taxes in order to pay for the goods and services being distributed. Often times these governments are not what they seem, greed will take over, causing them to seek for higher power, defeating the purpose of a perfect

America has often taken on the task of promoting democracy across the global however; their tactics are different from state to state. Anthony Lake, author of “From Containment to Enlargement” proposes a comprehensive plan to use in the promotion of democracy. He believes “We contained global threat to market democracies, now we should seek to enlarge their reach” . This plan to spread democratic institutions is smart and a little complex. It must be taken step by step in its entirety. The United States needs to strengthen the community in which that it wishes to build this new governmental structure. An instable region could immediately

The presidency under Boris Yeltsin was Russia’s first experiment with capitalism and democracy following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Putin sought to fix the economic damage, along with restoring the traditional power structure of leaders in Russia. Putin developed what could be called a centralized capitalistic system, in which the government began to develop monopolies on big business, such as oil, but still had elements of free trade involved that the Stalin era did not. Many of Russia’s biggest oil companies give a large part of shares, or are owned by the state, especially Gazprom or Rosneft. Putin, in a move that was reminiscent of Stalin, moved to eliminate his rivals and the wealthy oligarchs of Russia.

To understand Iraq’s culture you first need to understand its long, tragic history that started at a time when the country was part of a larger Mesopotamia. Conquerors came to power and fell numerous times at the edge of a sword for thousands of years. More recently, Iraq has seen continued fighting and killing at the hand of a dictator and numerous extremists. The United States, with the support of many coalition forces, has tried to end all of these travesties and allow this country to become a free, democratic state. As anticipated, the United States decided that they had done all they needed to in Iraq and in 2013 pulled its troops out. Iraq’s new leaders now have control of their own country but corruption and terrorism remain. If Iraq cannot come together as one, there will never be stability.

The Islamists—Shia and Sunni—were not automatically hostile to the U.S. presence, especially since both gained from the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. But they were determined to retain the “Muslim character” of Iraq, especially in the face of non-Muslim occupation, and cannot long support the U.S. presence. Islamist power inside Iraq has diminished to the extent there is freedom enjoyed by other political and religious parties within the country to rival the Islamists. However, as nearly everywhere, repression of political pluralism invariably works to the benefit of the

At one time, that was consider true when Saddam Hussain government made it impossible for any business internal or external to flourish. For example, “According to the Economist Intelligence Unit data, Iraq’s GDP stood at roughly $38 billion in 1989, measured in constant 2003 dollars. From 1990 until Saddam accepted the terms and conditions of UN Resolution 986 in 1996 the GDP in Iraq remained at less than 30 percent of the 1989 value. In the 1996 to 2002 period, the data shows a gradual recovery as GDP increased from $10.6 billion in 1996 to $33 billion in 2000 before dropping back to $29 billion in 2001” (CIA). However, this form of economic trials were a decade ago, Iraq has grown its economy at a slow steady pace since Saddam’s rule. In fact, “in 2014 the estimated gross domestic product in Iraq was around 232 billion U.S. dollars, more than six times higher than a decade before” (Statista). This new information is not publicly known as a result too many people continue to see the Republic of Iraq as impoverish. Even though, there are still some lingering economic harsh ships in the nation such as military expense against terrorism, the nation has changed a

Over the past decades, political instability, violence and economic insecurity have swayed the Republic of Iraq. Iraq and its people have faced continual violence and instability from the dictatorship that overflowed in Iraq during Saddam Hussein regime (Irfad: Iraq Government, 2014). After countless years Iraq’s unsuccessful armed forces, eventually acquired a much higher weapon system out of the necessity of war. Iraq the once prosperous nation has fallen due to the military actions by their former leader.

From the beginning of Iraq’s history, it has had numerous challenges, conflicts, and changes within its borders, which have aided in the evolution of its culture and have advanced it to where it stands today. Dating back to ancient times, the majority of Iraq was part of ancient Mesopotamia, which consisted of many diverse cultures that stays constant throughout history (). Its current economic hardships are rivaled by its once booming economy, driven by its oil production (). In the past century, Iraq has gone through three major political transformations (). These changes have brought forth a new and improved era for the Iraqi people, but not left without its confrontations. A once proud and strong Iraqi Army has had its difficulties and

The Iraqi election in 2005 is viewed by most as a success for the Kurds, they won the large number of seats as an appositive and deserved outcome. However, many obstacles stand in the way of their autonomy. These include the style of government in Iraq, as many, including the Arabs and Turkmen of Kirkuk, oppose the federal state structure. In addition, the claim of Kirkuk has instilled fear among Iraq’s neighbours and poses a threat to the future of the Iraqi State itself. The city has become a source of ethnic-sectarian conflicts, as well as the possibility of a regional conflict. This article explains that, what would happen if Iraq proves to be a failed State that cannot sustain a federal democracy? Rather, it will explain that whether federalism will become the road to secession for the Kurds, as the language of the new constitution is problematic and illustrates a lack of sophistication in constitutional writing.

Since the initiation of the Third Wave of Democracy, several countries have attempted to form a democratic system of governs. We take note that not all have succeeded. At the dawn of this era, democracy was being applied to countries with no prior history of a governing body that was place by the people for the people hence success of such a system could not be guaranteed because of the innumerous variables that existed in each country. People being the highlighted factor of variance, it may become easier to understand how countries such as Pakistan and Nigeria, both countries prior to the Wave had no local governing machinery. Pakistan further endured a partition from India which resulted in not only an instant religious and

Corruption and bribery are like cancer in most governments and businesses around the world. There is always someone that is not being faithful in his job. Kurdistan like every other country is facing this type of conflict. It is destroying the economy of the region. Kurdistan has been going through an economy crisis in the past few years, corruption and bribery are a big aspect of this crisis. It happens in every day's life everywhere around us. Bribery can be defined as offering something, usually money to gain advantage. On the other hand, corruption is to abuse a position or to use the power of your position to gain advantage.  Whenever either one of these ways of gaining advantage is used, other

Russia’s Return as a Superpower. There are concerns that Russia may once again “reassert itself militarily” (Wood 7). After the original fall of communism in 1991, Russia seemed to be on a path to democracy. Currently the notion of a democratic Russia seems to be fading as Russia “has been centralizing more and more power in the Kremlin” (Putin 2). Regional governors, who were once elected by the people, are now being appointed by Moscow.