Event review: an ambassador without a country
Kurdistan Regional Government Rep. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman discusses Kurdish politics since the KRG’s 2017 independence referendum and the Erbil-Baghdad relationship at Harvard Law School.
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Baghdad
From deadlock to deadline: Iraq’s new government faces pressure to reform
Newly minted President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi have one year to enact reform on pressing domestic issues, especially utility services and unemployment. If the government fails to implement changes, it may face another series of popular uprisings.
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Middle East Weekly Roundup: July 5th, 2016
The Levant & Turkey Israel This past Monday saw Israel and Turkey finally reach an agreement to restore diplomatic ties,
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Middle East Weekly Roundup: February 29th, 2016
Headline of the Week Gulf states isolate Lebanon in protest at Iranian influence Kuwait and Qatar have urged
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Middle East Weekly Roundup: December 5th – 11th, 2015
JMEPP’s new Middle East Weekly Roundup is compiled and written by JMEPP editors. Nuclear Power as a Viable Option in
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