Kurdistan’s Political Stalemate: 100 Days Without a Government and No Clear Path Forward

KDP-PUK negotiations stall over parallel power structures as region faces mounting economic and security challenges. More than 100 days have…

Explained: Understanding the Civil Servant Protests in Kurdistan’s Sulaimani

For over 12 days, civil servants in the Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani province have been staging protests. Among them, 12 have…

Dueling Between Iraq’s Top Courts Reveals Strategic Divisions in the Pro-Iran Camp

The ongoing power struggle between Iraq’s two highest judicial bodies—the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court—has reignited over…

What Trump’s Election Means for the Kurdistan Region?

Instead of a long-form essay, we outline key points that may shape what Trump’s presidency could mean for the Kurdistan Region: Key Determinants: The implications of Trump’s return to office for…
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The case of IQ Company: Corruption Allegations, Business Rivalries, and Power Struggles in Iraq’s Fiber Optic Sector

A series of leaks and media reports have placed Iraqi President Latif Rashid and his close associates at the center of a growing corruption scandal, primarily linked to the lucrative…
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Kurdistan Region’s 2024 Budget: Record-High Revenues, Yet Salary Shortfalls Persist

Nemo excepturi. Quo ut minima quo.
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How Kurdish Nationalist Intellectuals View Kurdish-Arab Dynamics in Iraq?

This extended passage from an article by writer Arif Qurbani encapsulates how Kurdish nationalist intellectual circles view the Kurdish-Arab dynamics in Iraq and their concerns about the upcoming census planned…
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What is Going on in Syria?

Eveniet.
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