Geography has played a leading role for thousands of years in determining the behavior of political units, the perceptions of leaders and communities of the role that their "state" should play, and the place that their society should take in relation to other political units and societies, both in...
Mohammed Karim Jabbar Al-Khakani: Academic and political researcher.
Marwan Muhammad Al-Tayra: Political researcher.
The Strait of Hormuz is of great importance in international trade, shipping, and oil transport. It is located in the Arabian Gulf region. It is the focal point connecting the Gulf to and from the Indian Ocean...
Mohammed Kareem Al-Khaqani: Academic and researcher in political affairs.
Marwan Mohammed Al-Tayyara: Researcher in political affairs.
For many years, Israel was the first enemy of the Arab countries in general and to the Gulf states in particular. The periods of the Arab-Israeli conflict witnessed the participation of the Gulf states as...
Summary
On June 10, 2020, the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States began at the level of technicians and experts, and it will end in August at a summit between the Iraqi Prime Minister and the US President.
The strategic dialogue between the two nations is essential for several reasons: timing, the economic...
News is coming quickly about the five Iranian tankers loaded with high-octane gasoline headed towards the Venezuelan coast, Tehran’s trusted ally in Latin America, foretelling a new crisis between Iran and Venezuela and the United States of America on the other. Iran shipped the tankers Faxon, Clavel, Petunia, Forest,...
The United States of America called on Iraq for “a strategic dialogue". With no doubt the United States has an interest in Iraq, which may vary from an American administration to another, from time to time, but it does not exceed the fact that Iraq is important to the...
What are the prospects of Baghdad hauling the US administration before the United Nations?
Several days ago, Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its disavowal and condemnation of the latest in a series of violations of Iraq’s sovereignty by US forces in their bombing of the headquarters of the army,...
Will Muhammad Allawi’s Government be hammered on the anvil of US pressure because of its possible rapprochement with Iran?
Although the efforts by Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, the new Iraqi Prime Minister, to form a functioning government have so far been hampered, his negotiations with the various political factions continue apace...
"It is a pleasure for me to speak to you this evening through our Omani radio. Our intention is to make sure that you closely know the government's plans and the steps it will take to achieve reassurance and progress for our people, prosperity, and security for our country....
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose severe sanctions on Baghdad in response to the Iraqi parliament’s decision to remove US forces from Iraqi territory. According to the Washington Post reports, Trump said: “We will withdraw our forces from Iraq, but Iraq must first pay the construction costs...
