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Iraq
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A bold attempt to overcome Iraq's fractious political culture was launched in mid-August, with Shia and Kurdish parties forming a new alliance to help the government through another crisis. The alliance looks designed to enable Nouri al-Maliki's tottering administration to get a series of key legislative measures through parliament, rather than cement longer-term ties across the sectarian divide. It seems unlikely that the new four-bloc alliance will have a decisive impact on the political scene. For one thing, it does not include any Sunni leaders. Indeed, it was the resignations of six Sunnis from the cabinet, followed by several ministers