As technocrats increasingly fill key government roles, U.S. officials need to help Baghdad withstand the inevitable counterpunch from political and militia factions used to dictating such appointments.
detailsThe ministry of foreign affairs in Baghdad protested on the heavy bombing launched by Turkey and Iran targeting zones of northern Iraq where members of the ...
detailsWith the worlds attention focused on the pandemic, Chinese troops have been establishing fixed positions in areas that even it considers to be on the Indian side of the disputed
detailsSince 2011, borderlands in the MENA region transformed into considerable sites of contested power by a plethora of actors.
detailsAlbukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
detailsAt the symbolic level, Iran and its proxies are achieving great success in planting their flags along this contested frontier, but real control will entail the much tougher task of establishing permanent bases and logistical arrangements
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