26.11.09 Iraq Focus November issue: Table of contents

LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
> Al-Shahristani bows to pressure to answer parliament's questions: Instigators and allegations; No confidence vote in the offing
> Election law passed.

POLITICS AND SECURITY
> Upsurge in violence puts Al-Maliki under pressure: Competing alliances; Compromise solution possible?
> Gangs on the rise: Spreading fear
> New Kurdish government formed – a break with the past?
> Turkey steps in where Arab states hesitate
> UN special envoy visits
> Blackwater investigated.

ENERGY INDUSTRY
> Second oil deal agreed: Eni deal on its way; Rumaila contract signed
> New finds in Kurdistan
> Oil theft on the increase.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
> First trade fair for seven years is a modest affair
> Arrest warrants issued
> Flights to Paris resume.