Why Does Barzani Provide Sanctuary to Ba’athists in Erbil?
Recently, a series of controversies have emerged surrounding the presence…
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USAID’s 2024 Iraq Spending Reveals 65% Went to ‘Consulting’ While Programs Face Uncertainty
According to U.S. Foreign Assistance data, American agencies provided $180.4…
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How the February 17, 2011 Protests Transformed Kurdistan’s Political Culture
As Kurdistan commemorates the fourteenth anniversary of the February 17,…
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Iraq’s Treasury in Crisis: A Deepening Deficit and Shrinking Reserves
A document from Iraq’s Ministry of Finance, signed by Finance…
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Power Struggle Over Iraq’s PMF Leadership: Retirement Law Deepens Shiite Divisions
The impending retirements of Abu Fadak al-Muhammadawi, Chief of Staff…
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The Divided Syrian Kurdish Landscape Explained: ENKS vs. Kurdish National Unity
The Syrian Kurdish political landscape is divided into two main…
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How Diplomatic Engagement Shapes Political Recognition: Kurdistan Region and Iraq at Munich Security Conference
One of the key roles of comparison in the social…
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A Bold Theory: Do the PKK-Turkey Talks Signal Regional Realignment Amid the Disruption in the Balance of Power?
In October 2024, two months before the Assad regime’s collapse…
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How Time as an Active Temporal Tool Shapes the SDF’s Calculations Against Damascus’s New Government
“Time” has emerged as a critical element in the Syrian…
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The Policy Implications of Structural Ambiguities in the 2025 KRG-Baghdad Fiscal Agreement
A newly revealed letter from the Iraqi Finance Ministry to…
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