Politics

The Year of Trump?

2019-01-12

Time magazine did not choose Donald Trump as its Person of the Year in 2018, but it may do so this year

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The U.S. Isn’t Really Leaving Syria and Afghanistan

2019-01-09

Even if American troops come home in a timely fashion, they will likely return before long

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Prepare for Trump Administration Turnovers

2018-11-24

The mid term elections are over and Americans are preparing for a number of resignations and firings inside the White House

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Arabic Political Comedy: A Vector for Liberalization?

2018-10-06

To understand the thirst for this type of media it is important to reflect on past developments in Arabic language news

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Supreme religious authority and the dilemma of forming the next Iraqi government

2018-09-11

the supreme religious authority reminded the citizens by inviting them previously to participate freely and widely in the elections to choose the best

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Strategic Insights: Revolutionary Change Is Coming to Strategic Leadership

2018-09-04

Clausewitz famously observed that war has an enduring nature and a changing character that evolves over time as technology, society, economics, and politics shift. This observation also applies to strategic leadership: it too has an enduring nature and a

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Iraq's democracy facing legitimacy shortage and political crisis

2018-08-11

These infringements aimed to reducing of political impact of some ethnic and political parties

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Main Factors That Influence Global Oil Price

2018-08-11

It is important for any investor to think about putting their money into oil to consider how the price of oil is affected

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Does Muqtada al-Sadr Pose a Threat to Iran’s Influence in Iraq?

2018-06-18

A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.

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South China Sea Issue is Heating Up

2018-06-10

The United States and China disagree on ownership of the South China Sea region

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Overcoming the Politics of Pessimism

2018-06-06

Pessimism afflicts those who have lost out economically

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Annabaa Forum for Dialogue discusses formation of coming Iraqi government

2018-05-31

Annabaa Forum for Dialogue held its session to discuss the “Scenarios to form the Iraqi government

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As Iraqi elections end, power play begins for prime minister

2018-05-31

The Islamic Dawa party, which has held sway over Iraqs government for a dozen years, could lose its power to select the prime minister unless it can resolve major differences between its inner rivals and unify the party.

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Iraq’s election may have had widespread voter fraud

2018-05-28

It is a truism that Iraqis disappointed in their results often imagine cheating rather than acknowledge their own failures to appeal to a broader electorate

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Iraqi politicians look to calm tensions in wake of US withdrawal from Iran deal

2018-05-25

The US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal poses questions about the role of the Iran-backed Shiite armed factions in bringing the US-Iranian confrontation into Iraq.

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Petroleum's Rising Price Depends on Supply and Politics

2018-05-24

There are several factors that have introduced uncertainty into the market, prompting upward pressure on oil prices.

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Iraq’s Top 10 Potential Prime Ministers

2018-05-23

Will it be the Harvard- and MIT-educated mandarin, the coveralls-wearing man of the people — or someone else the world has never heard of?

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The Man Who Could Shape Iraq's Future

2018-05-19

Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led part of the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq, may pick the next prime minister.

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Why Democracy Doesn’t Deliver

2018-04-28

Endless elections, unqualified leaders, uninformed voters, and short-term thinking are impeding economic growth.

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No Brexit for a Eurozone Britain

2018-04-02

How much harder would Brexit have been had the United Kingdom adopted the euro back in 2000?

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Where Is Barack Obama?

2018-03-11

The former president reticence in the Trump era is only hurting his party

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Preventing Atrocity in the Age of Trump

2018-03-09

The Obama administration set out to create a future free of genocide. Does that future still have a chance?

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