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Challenges and Prospects of Disbandment The disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on May 12 raised questions about Turkey's military position in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region going forward. Analysts questioned if PKK members in Iraq's mountainous north will follow their central leadership's decision to disband the group. The PKK's demobilization in Iraq and the potential changes in Ankara, Baghdad,...
The creation of a Shiite southern region is a powerful negotiating tool in the “Greater Middle East” mapping movements, as well as internal, regional, and even international political processes Discussions on federalism in Iraq have long been entwined with political rivalry and conflicting interests . Federal regions have proposed reforms, as well as ways to exert political pressure to consider incorporating federalism in certain regions. In light of recent events—particularly ...
... Post-conflict nation-building is a complex process that requires re-establishing the economy, government, and social institutions alongside managing security issues. As two of the most famous instances of post-conflict reconstruction, Afghanistan and Iraq offer valuable lessons regarding the success and failure of global interventions. While the two countries are different from one another, they both come with foreign intervention and domestic battle that makes them strategic examples of studying ...
On November 19–23, 2024, the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum was held in Dahuk, Iraq On November 19–23, 2024, the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum was held in Dahuk, Iraq. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the main security and development challenges in the Middle East region in the context of global trends. Within ...
... organizing high-level meetings with the Gulf states, while not forgetting the Arab Mashriq, countries that also have a role to play in implementing some of the Chinese initiatives and that have recently attracted more Chinese investment. A new future of Iraqi oil Nikolay Surkov: De-Escalation for the Gulf—Success and Challenge for China Of greatest interest in this context are relations with Iraq as China’s third-largest trading partner among the Arab nations and one of the key oil exporters to ...
On March 3–5, 2024, the international forum “RCD Forum 2024. Future of Mankind: Crises and Transformations” was held in Baghdad, Iraq On March 3–5, 2024, the international forum “RCD Forum 2024. Future of Mankind: Crises and Transformations” was held in Baghdad, Iraq. The event was organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of ...
During the meeting Ruslan Mamedov, Scientific Advisor of the Evgeny Primakov Center for International Cooperation, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the IOS RAS presented the monograph “Iraq at the Beginning of the 21st Century: on the Way to a New Statehood” On February 16, 2024, the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) and Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) held an expert discussion ...
... resistance, it is possible to emphasize the possibility and ability of the axis of resistance to launch a comprehensive attack on Israel (and not just adopt a defensive policy), whether through a barrage of drones and missiles from all fronts (Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza), which will be accompanied by an attack electronic, such that the “Iron Dome” defense system is unable to fully confront such a large-scale attack capable of striking and disrupting air and naval bases, army centers,...
... and decline. The next time history recurred in 1534, when Baghdad came under the Ottoman rule—also at the height of its power under Suleiman the Magnificent. And here comes 2003... Perhaps, history is the queen of all sciences after all? The war in Iraq (or the Third Gulf War) was unleashed in 2003 by the international coalition forces led by the United States, which numbered about 250 thousand troops. This led to the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein. Along with him, the Iraqi branch of the ...
On September 26¬–29, 2022, the international forum “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing” was held in Baghdad, Iraq On September 26–29, 2022, the international forum “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing” was held in Baghdad, Iraq. The event was organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue, Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of the meeting was to discuss ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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