Tamer Badawi | 18 October 2017
In the wake of the Kurdish independence referendum on September 25, the Kurdish peshmerga and the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) clashed in Kirkuk on October 16
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 18 October 2017
Decertification does not necessarily mean the Trump administration is walking away from the nuclear agreement, but it certainly weakened the deal and cast doubt on its viability and future. But no matter Washington keeps the [...]
Basheer Nafi | 17 October 2017
The current flare-up between the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the central government in Baghdad over the disputed land and oilfields in Kirkuk is nothing new. However, it was the Kurdish referendum for independence held on 25 [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 17 October 2017
Whether Trump ends up killing the nuclear deal or not, he has clearly signaled that he wants no reduction of tensions with Iran and no improvement in relations. He has unreservedly embraced the Saudi [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 17 October 2017
Besides the converging of issues such as the fight against ISIS and opposing the Kurdish referendum, a new U.S. approach toward Tehran is also emerging. This approach is based on the assumption that Tehran [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 17 October 2017
Tehran is likely to retaliate against U.S. efforts to undermine the nuclear deal inside the region, where it has a stronger hand. With tensions rising and no high-level political channel between Tehran and Washington, [...]
Tamer Badawi | 17 October 2017
On the 13th of October, U.S. President Donald Trump decertified Iran’s nuclear accord, taking an unprecedented step after certifying the accord for two times.
Sinan Hatahet | 16 October 2017 | TR
Observers are increasingly focusing their attention on the race for Deir Ezzor as the battle against ISIS inRaqqa draws to its conclusion. Local and regional actors have long presumed the existence of a Russian-American
Dimitar Bechev | 13 October 2017 | AR
King Salman’s visit to Russia, the first ever by a Saudi monarch, shows that Moscow and Riyadh are switching gears from competition to cooperation. This rapprochement is guided by pragmatism and overlapping interests: boosting global oil prices,
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.
