Iraq

Strengthening Ties: The Evolution of Security Partnerships Between Russia and Nigeria

The burgeoning opposition to French influence, the assertive economic expansion of China, and the strategic significance of Africa as an energy...

The Current Trajectories of Turkish-Iraqi Relations: New Prospects in Confronting Old Obstacles

The relations between Türkiye and Iraq have always been of imperative importance to both countries, neither of which can afford to neglect or...

The Sulaymaniyah Question

In 1783, after the Ottoman Governor of Baghdad Suleiman Pasha appointed Ibrahim Bey, a member of the Baban family, as the ruler of Baghdad, Ibrahim...

Iraq May Become Destabilized After Provincial Council Elections

The provincial council elections, which were held across Iraq in 2013 and in Kirkuk in 2005, were held with a delay on December 18, 2023. The Iraqi...

Provincial Council Elections and Turkmen-Kurdish Relations in Iraq

Iraqi Turkmen constitute the third largest community in Iraq after Arabs and Kurds, and they are one of the founding elements of Iraq. Turkmen live...

Development Road: Iraq’s Future Vision

In 2010, then Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the project of al-Faw Grand Port to be built in Basra. However, the project experienced...

Hakan Fidan’s Meeting with Turkmens

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Iraq on August 22-24. During his visit, Fidan met with  current government officials in Baghdad and Erbil....

Fidan’s Intense and Subtle Diplomacy in Iraq

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a series of meetings in Iraq on August 22-24. Both the scope of this visit and the number and nature of the...