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Pity the plight of the Kurds. The Kurds often quip that they are the largest people without a nation. That’s true. And they also...
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Pity the plight of the Kurds. The Kurds often quip that they are the largest people without a nation. That’s true. And they also...
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s back is to the ropes. Not only is Hamas on the defensive but Israel’s sabotage of Hezbollah beepers quite...
Will the Islamic State (ISIS) Re-Constitute? And Where?: Get ready for the resurgence of the Islamic State, or what many call ISIS. The U.S.-led...
War is hell, and urban combat even more so. Still, the juxtaposition of the international sympathy for efforts to defeat the Islamic State with...
The phrase “hellfire and brimstone” means different things to different people, depending on the context. In a religious context, it refers to the threat...
Iraq is far wealthier now than in 2003, though far below its potential. Sudani is repaving roads and building highways in a way that...
Ignorance and arrogance on the part of U.S. leaders congealed in the years leading to 9/11 into a dangerously false sense of national security.
Masrour Barzani should be worried. Iraqi Kurdistan is neither as secure nor stable as the regional prime minister and heir apparent of the powerful...
In recent weeks, there have been a slew of analyses and articles, for the Washington Institute and in Foreign Affairs and the Economist, suggesting that Iranian-backed militias have captured Iraq....
Why Won’t the A-10 Warthog Ever Go Away? Following years of debate, Congress has finally approved a U.S. Air Force plan to begin the...