Posted on August 30, 2015. Tags: Daesh, Foreign Policy, independence, International Security, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, KRG, kurdistan, Middle East, Politics, stability, World
Kurdistan is a nation that encompasses parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, but it is not a state. In post-Saddam Iraq the Kurds have had success in forming a new autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) with their own military. In July last year, KRG President Masoud Barzani asked his parliament to prepare for an independence referendum. The Kurds have a […]
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Posted in Conflict, Iraq, Middle East, Security Issues, Syria, US, World
Posted on August 15, 2015. Tags: Arab Spring, Daesh, Democracy, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Jordan, Middle East, Mukhabarat, Muslim Brotherhood, stability
At a time when the Middle East appears to be crumbling Jordan appears to be standing firm – a beacon of hope in a burning region. But is Jordan really as stable as it appears? Are we just turning a blind eye to the compromises that come with such stability at a time of such uncertainty […]
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Posted in Middle East, Political Security, World