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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 23, 2017
Iraq
Iraq, the Kurds and Me: What Went Wrong in Kirkuk?
I didn’t expect Iraq to use military force against the Kurds. And I believed, or hoped, the U.S. would step in.
October 4, 2017
Kurds
Unraveling the Oil Geopolitics Intertwined in the Kurdish Independence Referendum
For over a decade, U.S. efforts to promote stability across the Middle East have run afoul of many complexities. The recent independence referendum in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) territory …
September 11, 2017
Iraq
Is the World Ready for “Kurdexit”? Referendum Among Iraqi Kurds Has Middle East on Edge
Iraq continues to bedevil American foreign policy, and the world. Now the Kurds will vote on their own state.
February 24, 2017
India
Pakistan: Defeat Is an Orphan
What ails Pakistan? A new book from former Reuters correspondent Myra MacDonald shows how the country’s chronic struggle to somehow best India has instead led to deleterious results on all fronts. …
June 27, 2016
Israel
Israel and Turkey: No Big Deal
The recent announcement that Israel and Turkey are restoring full diplomatic relations is unlikely to signal the dawn of a new day in Israeli-Turkish relations.
