Opinions

So far, Trump has refused to fall into the traps laid out by Iran

Raghida Dergham Donald Trump has refused to be ambushed by Iran into a military confrontation for many fundamental reasons, including…

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Trump said he beat ISIS. Instead, he’s giving it new life.

Brett McGurk On Dec. 17, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked for an important call with me and a few…

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Why did the PUK’s brief flirtation with the PKK come to an end?

Hemen Abdullah The decision to close the headquartersof the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)-linked Tavgari Azadi (Kurdistan Free Society Movement) in…

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Barzani opens a new page in Baghdad

Adnan Hussein If the current Iraqi prime minister was someone else other than Adil Abdul Mahdi, it would have been…

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Tehran’s limited options might require a rethink of strategy with the US

Raghida Dergham The midterm elections will undoubtedly impact US foreign policy, with Democrats poised to obstruct Donald Trump’s agenda through…

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Khamenei’s universities: Exporting Islamic Revolution through soft power

shima silavi Following the 9/11 attacks in the United States, the media was flooded with news of centers recruiting and…

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The painful incident and the choice of accountability

Ghassan Charbel In the life of states, as in the life of individuals, there are days that carry difficult or…

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Syrian Kurds: Back to square one?

Sirwan Kajjo As the fight against Islamic State winds down and Syrian President Bashar Assad looks like he will come…

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Erdogan’s falling out with the West makes him in need of Moscow

In whose interest is it for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to launch a crackdown on judicial, educational, and military…

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Syria is Obama’s shame

It was a moral rational Cri de Coeur for taking steps to end the carnage in Syria, but it was…

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