Article: “Iraq Announces Shift to Market Economy, Vows Complete Sovereign Monopoly on Force” Quote: “Al-Zaidi announced an upcoming ‘National Sovereignty Conference’ slated for the end of this year, which will codify the state’s exclusive monopoly on violence. Concurrently, he signaled a hard economic break from Iraq’s socialist past, declaring an end to International Monetary Fund (IMF) borrowing and a push to revise the country’s OPEC oil production quotas. :Clare
