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Iraqis Have a Chance: What Will They Do With It?

Iraqis Have a Chance: What Will They Do With It?

Almost a decade ago a four letter word divided political opinion across the board. The word was “Iraq” whose regime had acted as a rogue state since the late 1960s. The debate that caused the division achieved new intensity when a “coalition of the willing” led by the...
Maliki, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar

Maliki, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar

“The stance of these two states is very strange,” Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki remarked in mid-2012, in reference to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. According to him, it was strange that these two countries were providing military, logistic, and humanitarian support to...
Iran: A “Conservative” State

Iran: A “Conservative” State

In some dictionaries, the word “conservative,” when applied to a country, has referred to a hardline state that is skeptical about attempts to promote tolerance in religious discourse, open societies, and rapprochement with neighboring states. Such a...