In Iraq, a British think tank is warning that the Iraqi government has lost control of vast areas of the country and is on the verge of collapse. The report by Chatham House warns: “It is now possible to argue that Iraq is on the verge of being a failed state which faces the distinct possibility of collapse and fragmentation.” The report also concludes that several civil wars are now being fought in Iraq. May 20 marks the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Maliki government.