More: Iraq
Saudi, Iranian motives in Mosul
The Iraqi forces reached the eastern bank of the Tigris River on January 8, 2016 as the Mosul offensive entered in the second phase...
Fort Lauderdale and Beyond – Violence in the U.S.
Yet another mass shooting in the U.S., this time at Ft. Lauderdale airport, Florida's second largest. A certain Esteban Santiago flew from Alaska changing...
Iran’s growing influence provoking Saudi Arabia’s response
While the post-sanction era for Iran seems prosperous, it's a cause of concern for Iran’s major foe, Saudi Arabia. Iran’s rising influence in the...
Is the U.S. fighting terrorism or manufacturing it?
P resident Obama's final foreign policy speech at MacDill air force base in Tampa, betrayed its purpose through the venue. The Tampa,...
Oily Business: Crude Oil, November deal and Uncertainty
T he stage is set. The world waits. There are murmurs and whispers. There are speculations and surmises. On 30th November OPEC...
The New Middle East during the ISIS defeat
T he Iraqi Security Forces, the "Golden Eagles" have pushed deeply into eastern Mosul, while the same Shiite Iraqi Forces and the Kurdish...
Foreign involvements in Syria: A barrier towards meaningful solution
Syrians have been passing five consecutive years under fierce conflict and there is yet no sign of peace. However, the failed meetings and the...
Why Iraq’s State-Building is a prerequisite for stability in the Middle East
Several governments and organizations in the world are attempting to assuage the Middle-East crisis. The disintegration of Libya, the destruction of Syria and the...
US Foreign Policy: Transactional or Value-Based
The 2016 elections presents a divergence in US foreign policy between the two major candidates. On one hand is the continuance of the status-quo...
Sheltering refugees in Europe beneficial for EU economy
While there have been a lot of discussions about the ‘moral obligation’ to let the refugees enter into the European Union (EU)against the ‘economic...