Resolving the Ongoing Suppression of the Yazidis
With adequate support, the Yazidis have the potential to reconstruct their lives, safeguard their heritage, and seek justice for the acts they have suffered.
Water Scarcity and Environmental Peacebuilding: A Lens on Southern Iraq
Rising demand for water amid Iraq’s soaring population has put significant pressure on already limited resources.
Interview – Mohammed Ihsan
Mohammed Ihsan explores the implications of the de-Baathification process on transitional justice in Iraq, and progress towards national reconciliation.
Opinion – Iraq’s Toughest Challenge: Controlling the Iranian-backed Militias
Although the efforts of reorganizing the PMF seem to continue, it is hard to fully control them in the short term considering Iran’s militia strategy.
Interview – Zeynep N. Kaya
Zeynep Kaya tackles the repercussions of the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria, the position of women in Iraqi Kurdistan and the recovery of Yazidi communities.
Review – The Age of Illusions
Bacevich argues that the road from American expectations of global supremacy and perpetual prosperity to the economic realities of the US in 2016 led to Trump’s election.
Opinion – Political Challenges Ahead for the New Iraqi Prime Minister
Any major change in Iraqi politics can also invariably affect the regional dynamics in the Middle East determining the political and economic stability of the region.
The PNAC (1997–2006) and the Post-Cold War ‘Neoconservative Moment’
The PNAC represented the post-Cold War neoconservative moment, and played a vital role in the intellectual revival of neoconservatism during the second half of the 1990s.
Review – The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership
Daalder and Lindsay’s book critiques the loss of US leadership under Trump but fails to break new ground or present a clear account of what leadership is or should be.
Interview – Diako Yazdani
Kurdish Iranian filmmaker Diako Yazdani discusses his documentary film Kojin (2019) which tackles problems of homophobia in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
