Popular Calls to Consolidate Iraq's Constitutional Neutrality Regionally and Internationally

Academic elites and youth movements in several provinces have launched widespread campaigns calling for constitutional amendments that entrench the principle of "positive neutrality" for the Iraqi state in direct international conflicts, particularly between Washington and Tehran. These campaigns emphasize that the blood of Iraqi youth and the resources of future generations must not be drained in proxy battles that do not serve supreme national interests. These calls find increasing acceptance in the Iraqi street, exhausted by successive wars, as citizens aspire to build a modern civil state focused on education and welfare.