Containing Iran Helps Putin’s Russia
via LobeLog by Shireen T. Hunter Not long after the outbreak of the crisis over Ukraine and Crimea, many observers began asking the following question: what impact could renewed Russo-Western tensions...
View ArticleThe Real Causes of Iraq’s Problems
via LobeLog by Shireen T. Hunter The beleaguered Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, is the latest in the long list of the West’s favorite political leaders turned into pariahs. The conventional...
View ArticleWhat Does Iran Want in Iraq and Why?
via LobeLog by Shireen T. Hunter For some time, the problems of Iraq and indeed of all of the Middle East have been blamed on Iran for its interference and meddling, especially for exporting its...
View ArticleIraq’s Disintegration Would be Contagious and Destabilizing
via LobeLog by Shireen T. Hunter When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, there was hope that a main barrier to implementing the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and creating a more...
View ArticleMaliki is Gone: Now What?
via LobeLog by Shireen T. Hunter Nouri al-Maliki is no longer Iraq’s prime minister, but his departure does not mean that Iraq’s problems will be resolved easily or soon. A basic change must first...
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