Post-Islamism in the Muslim World
Although the discussions on post-Islamism were more concerned with Iran, Egypt, and Turkey, after the downfall of the Baathist regime, Iraq also entered the current scholarship on post-Islamism.
Notturno: A Dark Purgatorial World in the Fertile Crescent
he Italian director Gianfranco Rosi’s film Notturno (2020) is a compelling meditation on life in and around the borders of Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
The 2012 US withdrawal from Iraq, its ‘leadership from behind’ in Libya, its non-committal policy in Syria, among others, were all indicators pointing to the inescapable fact that Israel could no longer count on the blind and unconditional American support alone.
Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
Read: Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become OutdatedThe IRGC used the excuse of guns and military equipment moving across the Iraq-Iran border to bring such force into the mix.
The Straw That Might Break the Camel’s Back in Saudi-UAE Relations
The UAE’s elusive regional perceptions, particularly concerning its economy, forced the Saudi decision-makers to develop a multiple-ally perspective through building trust relations with other regional actors like Qatar, Oman, and Iraq.
Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”
Notably, because of increasingly advanced Houthi drone attacks against Saudi Arabia and Shi’a militias stepping up their drone strikes against US military bases in Iraq, Iran-backed groups’ regional conduct is of growing concern to both the US and Saudi Arabia.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
The Turkish military experience in Turkish, Iraqi, Afghani, and Syrian territories might also serve as leverage for the increasing Turkish influence and trust in Turkish military technology.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
The Americans are not interested much in competing with France for influence in Tunisia, and have far more important issues such as Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Russia, and COVID-19.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
invasion of Iraq in 2003, Goldberg paraphrased a statement which he attributed to Ledeen with reference to the interventionist U.
With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up
As early as the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, the regime in Tehran raised the ingenious slogan, “The path to Jerusalem passes through Karbala.
“How Did We Get Here?” Facing the Political Histories of Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Racism in Canada
During the first Gulf War, Canada joined forces with the United States and began targeting its own Iraqi-Canadian population with CSIS interrogations as it was receiving intelligence from Canadian posts in Iraq.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
bases in Erbil, Northern Iraq, and across the Middle East, it is arduous for Tehran to tolerate U.
Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New President
VIDEO: One on One - Former Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadIn the meantime, the new Iranian president will also have to attend to regional issues that are of concern to Iran, particularly Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Syria.
Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?
Clinton believed the future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action.
Intifada 3.0: Trick or Treat?
One question in many people’s minds, but few are willing to ask, is why Iran didn’t put into action their tens of thousands of proxy fighters based in Syria, Lebanon and even Iraq.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
Read: What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
Since the early 2000s, China has served as a convenient boogeyman, with the alleged “Chinese threat” being a constant feature of their campaigns.
European Foreign Fighters and Their Children Are in Limbo
Many European governments became involved in the armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq, while a number of their citizens became foreign fighters by joining the Syrian civil war as members of armed groups in conflict zones.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
The Russian initiative comes in the midst of the nuclear talks in Vienna and with the pressure on the Iranian regime from Israeli strikes and military operations - most recently the attack on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz and daily airstrikes that target Iran’s militias in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
The Politics of Sighting the Crescent Moon in the Muslim World
Due to this fact, we see that sometimes countries that are located, for the most part, on the same meridian (line of longitude), for instance Iran and Saudi Arabia, or different parts of a country (for example, Iraqi Kurdistan and the Arab regions of Iraq) declare different first and last days of Ramadan.
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
Since 2015, mercenaries have flourished in Yemen, Libya, Nigeria, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Mozambique, Central African Republic, and Venezuela.
