Seizing Mosul: Navigating Victory Away from Turkish Ambitions
The events over the last few days before the Mosul operation marked an unprecedented level of...
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The Return of the Prodigal Son: Barzani Back to Baghdad
The incumbent president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani visited Baghdad for the...
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Iraq Turns to Security Council to Deter Turkey
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a request to the UN Security Council to hold an...
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Montadhar Naser: Charges dropped against Iraqi journalist who exposed corruption
Yesterday, Montadhar Naser was acquitted by an Iraqi court and charges brought against him for...
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Ahmad Abd al-Hussein: The man at the heart of Iraq’s civil trend cooperation with Sadrists
Analyses, in both Western and Arab discourses, of Iraq’s ongoing protests against corruption and...
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Prime Minister Abadi Must Dissolve Parliament
Since the storming of Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and the seizure of the parliament building by...
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What Iraq Must Do To Protect Minorities
August 3, 2016 marks the tragic two-year anniversary of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
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US conditions military aid to Peshmerga on cooperation with Baghdad
The recently signed military agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense and the Ministry of...
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The Flames That Consumed Hope
I’m frequently asked to write security assessments of Baghdad, to gauge what the risks are and...
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Hoshyar Zebari & KRG Violate IMF Bylaws & Iraqi Constitution
On June 2, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies hosted a day long event...
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