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The Dangers and Implications of a Probable Full US Withdrawal from Iraq

Zubir R Ahmed Nawzad Abdullah | 21 January 2022

Strategic dialogue between Iraq and the US (United States) came to the conclusion that coalition troops should be withdrawn on 31 December 2021, with ...
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Expert Brief / North Africa / Regional Politics

The Ethiopian Crisis: A Dangerous Precedent for Future Conflicts?

Federico Donelli | 18 January 2022

This brief analyzes Ethiopia's conflict dynamics and highlights some of its regional and global implications. The Ethiopian military's intervention in...
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Analysis / Middle East, Turkey

Turkey’s Military Presence in Qatar and Kuwait: A Security Umbrella for Gulf’s Stability?

Hazal Muslu El-Berni Betul Dogan Akkas | 14 January 2022

With the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement in 2008, Turkey became the first non-Gulf country to engage with the Gulf Cooperation Council ...
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Blog / Middle East, Turkey

Another approach to Turkey-Gulf reconciliation: Ankara’s ties with Kuwait and Oman

Sinem Cengiz | 30 December 2021

The recent regional climate of reconciliation in the region will bring benefits not only to the states that were directly involved in the intra-Gulf c...
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Expert Brief / Middle East

Intra-PUK rivalry and its Implications for the Iraqi Kurdish Political Landscape

Kamaran M. Palani Khogir W. Mohammed | 27 December 2021 | TR

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a major centre of power in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), has witnessed a significant confrontation betwe...
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Book Review / Middle East

Hedges, Matthew. 2021. Reinventing the Sheikhdom:
Clan, Power and Patronage in Mohammed bin Zayed’s UAE. Hurst & Company, 324pp. ISBN: 9781787385467280; Hardcover £25

Betul Dogan Akkas | 23 December 2021

In 2018, students and scholars of Gulf Studies were shocked by news stories reporting that a PhD student from Durham University was charged with spyin...
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