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Unable to defeat Iran from the air, the United States and Israel are reviving an old imperial playbook, yet a recent strategy: instrumentalizing Kurdish forces to ignite internal unrest and push the country toward a Syria-style fragmentation.

We spoke with our guest today, H. E. Mr. Elbrus Kutrashev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq, about many topics, including modern Russian-Iraqi relations and how much this displeases certain “Western partners.” We discussed in detail our countries’ cooperation in the sphere of regional security in connection with the threat of terrorism and also touched upon the question of how attractive Iraq is for Russian investors.

In recent months, ISIS has demonstrated a resurgence in operational activity, employing proven and cost-effective tactics of “asymmetric warfare.” The goal of this strategy is to confirm its viability, sow fear, and generate propaganda across various regions of Iraq and Syria.