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For Iraq, Hormuz Is a Boomerang
Politics & Policy June 9, 2026
Iraq’s oil output dropped from approximately 4.3 million barrels per day before…
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Baghdad Turns to the Printing Press as Oil Revenue Holds Near $1 Billion
Economic Intelligence June 8, 2026
Iraq has begun printing money to manage the fiscal crisis…
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Hasakah: After the Territory, the Fight Over Coercive Power
Politics & Policy June 5, 2026
The Latest on SDF-Damascus Integration: • The region is in…
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Iraq’s Hardline Factions Refuse a Disarmament Others Have Accepted
Politics & Policy June 4, 2026
Iraq’s most powerful armed factions have begun responding to a…
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How Israel’s Iranian Kurdish plan against Iran collapsed
Politics & Policy June 3, 2026
Three months after the war with Iran began, a fuller…
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Afrin and Qamishli could become transit hubs in two major regional rail corridors
Economic Intelligence June 2, 2026
A major shift may be underway around two Syrian Kurdish…
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Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process Reaches Its First Legislative Test
Human Rights & Governance May 31, 2026
Speaking at an Eid al-Adha gathering in Van on 28…
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The Pipeline Deal That Could Remake Iraq’s Oil Map
Economic Intelligence May 28, 2026
The 1973 Iraq-Turkey crude oil pipeline agreement, last renewed in…
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Arabs Win 60% of Hasakah’s Ten Seats as PYD Boycott Reshapes Kurdish Vote
Politics & Policy May 24, 2026
Results from Syria’s parliamentary elections in Hasakah province and Kobani…
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Turkey’s CHP Crisis Is About The State Erdogan Wants To Leave Behind
Politics & Policy May 22, 2026
The court intervention against Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP,…
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