“Operation Claw”: Turkey’s Simmering Military Campaign in Northern Iraq
(Photo: Delil Suleiman/AFP) Although much focus has been given on the Turkish incursion into North...
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Rebuilding a Nation: Private Security Companies and the reconstruction of Iraq, the case of G4S
The recent escalations between the US and Iran, resulting in the death of the Qasem Suleimani and...
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American Strikes in Iraq Have Just Made A Bad Situation Much Worse
(Source: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP) A bloody takeover of a third of the country by a terrorist...
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The Protests in Iraq and Their Consequences
The protests continue in many Arab and Asian countries, but most notably in Iraq and Lebanon. The...
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Tensions in the Region and Middle East Security
(Iraqi delegation visiting China. Photo: Lintao Zhang/AFP) The Middle East is not influenced by...
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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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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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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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The Case Against the Draft Compulsory Military Service Law in Iraq
Academics and experts are divided with regards to compulsory military service in Iraq. After the...
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Caring for Iraq’s Veterans: Lessons from the Royal Canadian Legion
In the changing fight against Da’ish in Iraq, thousands of soldiers and policemen are wounded or...
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