Iraq
Is the Kurdish Referendum “Mission Accomplished” for KRG Leader Masoud Barzani?
by Bilal Wahab, The Washington Institute Nearly every major regional and international player stands against the independence referendum that the Kurdistan Regional Government has planned for September 25.
Nonproliferation shortcomings: The on-going North Korean nuclear crisis
Pantelis Ikonomou, former International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear safeguards inspector, writes: The on-going North Korean nuclear crisis, in addition to the previous nuclear crises with Iraq and Iran, demonstrates that we lack a coherent, peaceful approach to respond decisively to major nuclear proliferation threats.
Journalist J. Neurink talks about ISIS and living in Iraq
ANA-MPA — A few days ahead of her TED talk in Athens on Saturday, Dutch journalist and author Judit Neurink talked to the ANA-MPA about her experiences living in Iraqi Kurdistan for the past eight years, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of Islamic State.
Readout of the President’s Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – December 18, 2015
Bruckner: We have to destroy the monster born in Iraq and Syria
Acclaimed French author and philosopher Pascal Bruckner said the Jihadists who spread terror in Paris last Friday are the enemy of the West and noted the unity displayed among world leaders as a result of the attacks in the French capital.
James Foley – a journalist’s journalist
By Robert Mahoney/CPJ Deputy Director Amid the tributes and war stories that followed the brutal beheading of James Foley this week, one memory from a fellow hostage shone a light on a side of his character that his audience might not have seen: his empathy not only for the people he covered but also for […]