The rules of the game themselves have begun to change: from the logic of balance among several armed forces, to the logic of integrating force within state institutions, and in parallel redefining Iraq's relations with the United States, the European Union and the countries of the region.
The Iraqi government appears clearly determined to complete the principle of the state's monopoly on force, not only as a security file, but as part of rebuilding the state and arranging its political and international relations and economic partnerships.
Iraq faces a growing dilemma between Washington and Tehran after the US sanctions on Iran were expanded to include the aviation sector. Washington has informed Baghdad that it must…