More: Iraq
Middle East, Oil and Security
In my latest article I mentioned the factors one needs to keep an eye on to track the trajectory of oil prices, for the...
Kurdish battle positions Kurds as US ally against Iran
There may be a silver but risky lining for Kurdish nationalists in their devastating loss of Kirkuk and other cities on the periphery of...
Military Escalation in Disputed Areas: Upcoming Scenarios
There has been considerable tension between the Kurdistan region and the Iraqi central government, after Kurdistan to hold a referendum on the independence of...
After the Referendum: Secession or Confederation for Kurdistan
The Iraqi parliament voted by majority to reject the Kurdish referendum on the independence that holds on September 25 and authorized the Prime Minister...
Battling for independence: Small states stake their claim
The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar has emerged about more than a regional spat. It is part of...
Independent Kurdistan: The Wretched and the Damned
On September 25, 2017, the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held an independence referendum to determine the future of its quest...
The Islamic State’s Foreign Policy
The ideology of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that conquered substantial parts of Syria and Iraq has been described...
Kurdish Referendum: More Military Threats to Independent Kurdistan
Despite the opposition of the central government in Baghdad, Kurdish political parties agreed to hold a referendum in the region on September 25th, 2017....
Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites
Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction...
What will happen after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death? The new Virtual Caliphate and its implications
By all accounts the Islamic State is on track to lose the majority of its real estate in Iraq and Syria by the end...