Geopolitics
Beyond the Dollar Drama: Unmasking the Imperial Narrative on Iraq's Financial Evolution
The recent three-month halt of US dollar cash shipments to Iraq had a negligible economic impact, debunking widespread media misconceptions about Iraq's dependency on these physical dollars. This sensationalized episode reveals a persistent Western narrative that infantilizes sovereign economies of the Global South, masking Iraq's significant strides towards a formal banking system under the long shadow of destructive US invasion-era policies.
