More: Iraq
From Bad to Worse: An Open Letter to Two Presidents
January 20th is unique ... unique in that it has been inauguration day in the U.S. since 1937. Thus it is on this day...
Oil prices: The demand looks weak, the commitment strong
EIA recently reported that this year (2017) will see a highly volatile oil price. From 30th November to hitherto oil prices have seen a...
Obama’s legacy and a confused future
President Obama's farewell address focusing on the state of our democracy offered a lofty perspective coupled with a homily on the responsibility of citizenship....
Cashing in on Counterterrorism: The Kuveyt-Turk Participation Bank Case
On June 13, St. Francis Assisi, a California-based nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, on behalf of Assyrian Christians, filed a complaint in the Northern District...
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...