Ignore The New York Times’ smear campaign against Turkey’s COVID-19 response. The United States tops the list of the world’s most unsuccessful countries in fighting the coronavirus. U.S. President Donald Trump, who previously dismissed the possibility of a second wave […]
It is now a well-known fact that the focus of the great power rivalry in international relations is about to shift toward the Asia Pacific. For many observers of world politics, the competition between the U.S. and China on issues ranging […]
In 2005, during a visit to troops in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reportedly said, “We don’t have an exit strategy, we have a victory strategy.” The true meaning of this statement and its potential repercussions for the […]
In the aftermath of the battle against ISIS, there is still a wide range of challenges facing Iraq. Its humanitarian situation, which has been in decline especially since 2014, has only made minimal steps towards improving. There are currently 8.7 […]
After fifteen years, today most of the experts and former policy makers agree that the Iraq War was one of the most consequential mistakes in U.S. foreign policy. The decision to go to war in Iraq, the decisions of the […]
If you ask representatives from the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, they will stress that Monday’s referendum paves the way for the KRG to be a stable and democratic regional partner to its external allies. However, almost all external actors […]
Yet, under the current circumstances, Turkey would most likely continue to oppose a declaration of independence even though Turkey’s political engagement and rapport with the KRG has been so deep and extensive.
Mosul, a sprawling city of 1.5 million in Northern Iraq, has been under ISIS control for two years. The city in which Abu Bakr al Baghdadi declared his caliphate is facing a joint military operation, bringing together the Iraqi Army, […]
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia last week was one of the most significant topics in international relations. The trip and the issues that were discussed during this trip attracted attention to the legacy that Obama will leave […]
Former British PM Blair’s answer to a question about the causes for the emergence of ISIS and the war in Iraq are confusing. Since the war in Iraq began in 2003, there have been many questions and discussions about the […]
