Iraq: It’s Too Soon to Tell
It may be a long time before we really know the outcome of the Iraq war. To put that in perspective, consider that the Korean armistice was signed sixty years ago, but South Korea struggled for decades...
View ArticleThe Stateless Statesmen
Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdish regional government, addresses a conference on “recognizing the Kurdish genocide” in Erbil, March 14, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/ ALI AL-SAADI)The vast majority of global...
View ArticleThe Road to Tahrir Square Ran Through Baghdad
Ten years ago, on April 9, Baghdad fell to a coalition of Western armies. There is a close connection between the downfall of Saddam Hussein and the toppling of a succession of other Arab dictators...
View ArticleOpinion: A Broken System
If the 1991 war was about a restoration of the Arab state system, the 2003 war, coming in the wake of the shock of 9/11, called its very legitimacy into question. However much it bungled the first year...
View ArticleOpinion: Assad and Saddam’s Final Days
Anybody who reads the interview given by Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Miqdad with Britain’s Guardian newspaper will immediately recall Saddam Hussein’s final days in power and the approach...
View ArticleOpinion: Political Isolation
Political isolation is nothing new to the Arab region. There have been numerous cases—particularly in the republics that are currently experiencing changes—where it has been imposed on figures...
View ArticleOpinion: Nasrallah breaks Hezbollah’s back
Following his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saddam Hussein attempted to justify himself in his speeches by alluding to the Palestinian struggle, saying that he would pray in Jerusalem once he fought the...
View ArticleKuwait agrees to release Iraq from Chapter VII
The Iraqi and Kuwaiti prime ministers watching their respective foreign ministers sign agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim, Pool) Baghdad and Kuwait, Asharq...
View ArticleIyad Allawi: The view from Baghdad
Iyad Allawi (AAA)London, Asharq Al-Awsat—No prominent Iraqi politician has sacrificed as much as Dr. Iyad Allawi for the sake of Iraq and its people since leaving the regime of former president Saddam...
View ArticleKurdistan parliament welcomes Iraq removal from Chapter VII
Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament...
View ArticleIraqi forces arrest Douri’s top aide
Iraqis gather at the site of a car bom in Al-Nasr neighbourhood in the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk on September 5, 2013, which killed two people and wounded more than 15. (AFP PHOTO/MARWAN IBRAHIM)...
View ArticleOpinion: The Arab Situation
Whether the US directs military strikes against specific facilities in Syria or not, whether Bashar Al-Assad turns over his chemical weapons stockpiles or not, whether the Assad regime remains in power...
View ArticleFSA Spokesman: Syria shifts chemicals to Iraq and Hezbollah
In this May 5, 2011, photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers atop their armored vehicles pull out of the southern city of Dera’a, Syria. (AP Photo/SANA) Beirut, Asharq...
View ArticleHunted in Iraq
A woman grieves for her sister, who died in a bombing, while inspecting the site of the car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)This new sectarian Iraq is...
View ArticleOpinion: Drawing is not a crime
Egypt’s official announcement that it is looking into a draft law to ban “abusive” graffiti on public and private buildings has angered graffiti artists across the country. The move was, of course,...
View ArticleOpinion: The US is talking to Iran, but about what?
Is Washington beginning to feel buyer’s remorse about the deal struck in Geneva over Iran’s nuclear program? Judging by recent statements by several members of the administration, that might well be...
View ArticleOpinion: Is Saddam’s ghost making a comeback?
Anyone listening to Iraq these days would hear the beating of war drums. Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki appears to be preparing for a military assault against opposition groups in Anbar province, with...
View ArticleOpinion: How did the Arab Spring get to Britain?
How did the Arab Spring reach British homes? Did the Brits not have enough to handle, what with the unprecedented storms that lashed the British coastline and caused extensive flooding, isolating tens...
View ArticleOpinion: Conspiracy theories that will not die
According to some people, Iraq’s former president Saddam Hussein only invaded Iran during Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini’s rule because he was entangled with foreign parties and only invaded Kuwait after...
View ArticleOpinion: Moving Beyond Iraq’s Nightmare
Next week’s general elections in Iraq are the first to be held since the US military withdrawal in 2011. Some analysts claim that because the Americans are no longer present the exercise is attracting...
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