Muhanad Seloom | 28 December 2018 | TR | AR
The socio-political drivers of conflict in Iraq have shifted. For the first time since 2003, Iraqis are seeking to form a representative government led by competent officials rather than choosing representation through customary
Muhanad Seloom | 02 March 2018 | TR
The immediate consequences of Iraqi Kurdistan region’s independence referendum give the impression that the Kurdish people have suffered irreversible losses both politically and economically
Muhanad Seloom | 12 October 2017 | TR
The Iraqi Kurdistan region independence referendum represents a turning point in Iraq’s modern history. For the first time since its foundation in 1921, Iraq’s territorial integrity is at stake.
Muhanad Seloom | 15 February 2017 | TR
There is a narrative often told by Iraqi politicians and commentators that Arab Sunnis have excluded themselves from politics by boycotting the post-2003
Muhanad Seloom | 09 January 2017 | TR
Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, U.S. State Department officials have often observed that Arab Sunnis do not have arepresentative leadership in the way the Shia in Iraq do. Almost all Arab Shia in Iraq answer to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority in Iraq
Muhanad Seloom | 23 November 2016 | AR | TR
The possibility of a direct Turkish military intervention in Iraq illustrates how ethno-sectarian conflict is spreading ever faster across the Middle East. At the moment, a heterogeneous
Muhanad Seloom | 12 November 2016 | TR
This paper examines the political and ethno-sectarian implications of driving ISIL out of Mosul, the last city occupied by ISIL in Iraq. Iraq after ISIL cannot be the
