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Why Tehran Should Balance Its Relations with Baghdad and Irbil

Published by Shireen Hunter 6 Comments

by Shireen Hunter    When the issue of a referendum in Kurdistan on its eventual independence from Iraq emerged, Iran expressed its concerns about the disintegrative dynamics that this act could set in motion not just in Iraq but throughout… Continue Reading →

Turkey’s Post-Mosul Calculations in Iraq

Published by Robert Olson 2 Comments

by Robert Olson Turkey does not have one foreign policy toward Iraq but several. Its primary concern is not toward the Shi’a-dominated government in Baghdad but rather toward the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in Irbil, and, in particular, toward the… Continue Reading →