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Iraqi crisis highlights need for dialogue

In light of the escalating security situation in Iraq, political figures need to do more than broadcast their message through the media and official channels.
Dhafer al-Ani (C), a prominent Sunni Arab lawmaker, speaks during a news conference by members of Sunni political bloc Mutahidoon after the first session of the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad, July 1, 2014. Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq's new parliament on Tuesday after Shi'ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq from collapse. Parliament is not likely to meet again for at least a week, le
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After 10 years of difficulty in managing political and security crises, Iraq is in need of a new vision for the concept of political dialogue. The management of dialogue is not only carried out through official outlets, and it is surely not healthy to manage it through media outlets. The state has, in fact, the capacity to manage a dialogue even with its enemies.

This is not just a mere political rule but is the reasoning used in crises and even wars, and the reasoning for political relations at various levels.

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