عرب و اسلام سیاسی

Political results are clearly divided along identity politics, yet intra-communal political rifts are also evident. Despite their growing influence in the area, Shia parties—like other political groups—will need to forge alliances with other factions in order to effectively exert influence and manage the city.

Kept in the dark about key aspects of the October 7 attack, the group’s external leaders are now jockeying for position in postwar arrangements that they may not have enough power to shape.

A handful of personalities have consumed all the country’s political oxygen, dashing hopes for a truly pluralistic ecosystem and requiring creative engagement from U.S. officials.

Predicted low voter turnout for Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade signals the lack of popular trust in Iraq for the country’s political system.

Given the inability—or unwillingness—of Iraqi institutions to adequately combat corruption, the need for an international entity to step in becomes evident. That is why supporting the global campaign for the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) is necessary in order to hold kleptocrats accountable when national court fails to do so.

حملات پرخطر متقابل بین آمریکا و نیروهای شبه‌نظامی نشانه‌ای از رقابت گسترده‌تر بین بازیگران رقیب در عراق است ‌ــ‌رقابتی که مسئولان آمریکایی و اروپایی باید برای مهار آن همکاری کنند.

Popular anger against this self-claimed "Christian leader" has grown since the tragic September fire in the Nineveh Plains region, casting a shadow over his election hopes.

An in-depth look at the group’s post-2007 activities confirms that it was steadily preparing the ground (and the population) for war while lulling foreign officials into awaiting a moderation that would never come.

سال‌ها حماس از سوی صداهای پیشگام عرب به عنوان گروهی تروریستی سرزنش می‌شد که علیه منافع فلسطینیان کار می‌کند. و آنگاه ۷ اکتبر روی داد.