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Iraq After the 2026 Elections: A New President, the Same Old Rules, and the Specter of the "Blocking Third"
April 2026 marked an event that Iraqis awaited with apprehension but without much hope for a miracle.
Baghdad: Choosing between Iran and America
Relations between Iran, Iraq, and the United States are shaped by growing regional tensions and a complex system of political and security interactions, in which Baghdad plays an important balancing role.
Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran
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.
