Proposed Solutions for Kirkuk
(Kirkuk, Iraq. Photo: Tracey Shelton/PRI) Negotiations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to...
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The Personal Status Law and Political Tensions in Iraq
(Iraqis protesting proposed Ja’afari Law on March 8, 2014. Photo: Thaier Al-Suidani/Reuters)...
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Tensions Around the Kurdish Flag Must Be Eased
(Photo: Marwan Ibrahim/AFP) Managing federalism in Iraq has been a constant struggle for Iraqi...
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Iraq, Jordan Utilize Trade to Repair Relations
Iraq has managed to territorially defeat Da’ish and liberate its cities, which has decreased...
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Shiladze: Iraq’s Swat Valley?
(Protestors in Shiladze, Duhok. Photo: Social Media) During the Kurdistan Regional elections last...
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The Gulf Crisis and the Blockade of Qatar
As Qatar continues to play a pivotal political role in the region, the other Gulf states have...
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Washington’s Encouragement of Warlordism in Iraq
(Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Masoud Barzani. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds /...
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The Future of Iraq’s Foreign Policy under an Evolving Presidency
Adil Abdul-Mahdi has been Prime Minister for nearly 100 days, and we are starting to see that he...
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2019: Iraq’s Challenges Ahead
Last year, I wrote that the continued fight against Da’ish, the relationship between Baghdad and...
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Kurdistan Region in a Time of Kurdish Crown Princes
(Masrour and Nechirvan Barzani. Photo: Waar Media) Almost 100,000 registered martyrs exist in the...
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