The PKK in Iraq: A Geopolitical Reading
(A group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) enter northern Iraq’s Heror area. Photo: AP)Since...
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13 Years after Saddam’s Execution: Trying to Move Forward, While Addressing Our Past
(Rubble from the platform of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad’s Firdous Square....
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Masoud Barzani’s Coup on the Kurdistan Region’s Constitutional Institutions
(Masoud Barzani in his headquarters. Photo: European Commission DG ECHO/Flickr)Although Masoud...
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How Will Demographic Divergence Impact Baghdad-Erbil Relations?
(Hospital Midwife holds newborn baby in west Mosul. Photo: UNFPA)The fraught federal relationship...
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The Right Criteria for Political Opposition in Iraq
Today, there are diverse Iraqi parties looking to overthrow the government of Adil Abd Al-Mahdi....
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Iraq’s Responsibility to Protect Press Freedom
On July 15, 2015, cameraman Jalaa Al-Abadi of Nineveh Reporters Network was murdered by Da’ish, a...
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Interpreting the Iraqi Prime Minister’s PMF Decree
On July 1st, the prime minister issued a decree regarding the controversial Popular Mobilization...
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Is Iraq Finally Getting a Real Opposition?
One of the most critical flaws in Iraq’s political process is the absence of a real opposition....
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Message of Rocket Attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone
(Grand Festivities Square in Baghdad’s Green Zone where Sunday’s Katyusha rocket landed. No...
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Crises Mount for Iraqi Prime Minister
A year after the parliamentary elections and six months in office, the problems facing Prime...
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