Iraqi Kurds and Iran: A New Era of Relations

Relations between Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have gone through a number of stages. Before 1991, Iran supported the Iraqi Kurdish struggle against successive Iraqi regimes
Relations between Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have gone through a number of stages. Before 1991, Iran supported the Iraqi Kurdish struggle against successive Iraqi regimes
This research elucidates characteristics of Qatar’s mediation diplomacy, one of the basic pillars by which the small state gains greater influence in regional and world politics. Qatar’s brokerage before the Arab Spring was largely successful and helped it obtain new friends and become known as a reliable partner by conflicting parties
Russia’s need to focus on the war in Ukraine is likely to lead to a period of closer military coordination, if not cooperation, between Iran and Russia in Syria. In a long-term perspective
After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran? what stands next for lebanon after key elections Suffering a deep economic crisis with 80 percent of its population living below the poverty line, only 41 percent [...]
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria.[i] The announcement followed the debates on Sweden and Finland’s aim to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Turkish decision to block military and civilian flights to and from Syria
This paper examines the approaches to providing humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction in the Syrian civil war with a focus on Western states and Russia. It first demonstrates the divergent approaches to early recovery
As influential regional powers with substantial energy links to the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been forced to adapt to an increasingly multipolar world, one where the United States (US) is perceived as facing declining influence vis-a-vis China and Russia
One of the defining characteristics of current international politics is the decline of the relative power of the United States and the erosion of the post-war liberal international order it spearheaded
Rampant sectarianism, external intervention, corrupt politics, and the legacy of a devastating civil war have all contributed to generating severe political, social, and economic vulnerabilities in Lebanon.
Yemen has been roiled by conflict since 2014 when the Houthis, an Islamist movement that emerged from Northern Yemen in the 1990s, led protests against the then president Abdur Rabi Hadi Mansour. The protests were motivated by the rising fuel and food prices as well as the unstable administration that had just replaced long time president Abdullah Ali Saleh due to the corruption during his tenure