Foreign Affairs magazine has written that after four months in power, Abadi's attempts to resolve Iraq's sectarian strife make his premiership "a welcome change from the schismatic style of his predecessor".
Majalah Foreign Affairs melaporkan bahwa setelah empat bulan berkuasa, upaya Abadi untuk mengatasi konflik sektarian Irak membuat kepemimpinanya "menyambut perubahan dari gaya skismatik pendahulunya".