Kurdistan Between the Crisis of Governance and the Crisis of Trust: When the Citizen Pays the Price for the Struggle over Power
Dr. Jowtiar Tamar Crises of governance are not measured by the statements issued by governments, nor by the projects and
Opinion
Nechirvan Barzani: The Politics of Seizing the Possible and Shaping Influence in a World of Crises — On the Margins of His Dialogue at the MERI Forum in Erbil 2026
Dr. Faisal Sadiq Tawfiq PhD in Constitutional and International Law Not all political transformations are forged by force, nor are
Why “Free Palestine!” and Not Also “Free Kurdistan!”?
Nick Kossovan Whether you’re walking through a major Western city, browsing social media, or on a university campus today, you
Kurdistan: The State They Fight by Recognizing It
Dr. Mahmoud Abbas Kurdistan is being fought today as an independent state is fought, even if its state sovereignty has
Iraq: What It Owes Kurdistan and What Kurdistan Owes It
Muhannad Mahmoud Shawqi I do not know precisely where the flaw lies: is it in the way financial agreements between
In Syrian Kurdistan: Is the Criminal’s Reach Longer Than the Reach of the Law?
By Maher Hasan What is happening? Who is doing this? And why does the criminal’s reach seem longer than the
The History of Withdrawals of the World’s First Army… From Historical Repercussions to the Future of Iraq and Kurdistan
Arian Kirkukie Decisions to withdraw U.S. forces from conflict zones often provoke significant political and media uproar, ranging from official
Sacrificing the Kurds: How the West Traded Heroic Anti-ISIS Allies for Political Convenience
Nick Kossovan In March 2019, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised their flag over the rubble of Baghouz, marking a
Peshmerga all set to become a modern force
By Manish Rai The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraqi-Kurdistan announced that its Peshmerga forces had completed unification. The goal
The Ally Left and the Lust for Dominance Awoke… Baghdad and the Kurds Between the Illusion of Power and the Test of Statehood
Farasat Abdulrahman Mustafa The problem in Iraq is not that the American is leaving, nor that the International Coalition is
Syria’s Parliament Legislates to Assassinate Women and Crush Children
Dr. Mahmoud Abbas To what constitutional abyss and cultural degradation do some members of the Syrian People’s Assembly wish to
ISIS in Kobani Again
By Polat Can On September 15, the twelfth anniversary of the major ISIS attack on Kobani in 2014 takes place.
September… Sixty-Five Years of Steadfastness
By Muhanad Mahmoud Shawqi When Britain decided in the 1920s to annex Southern Kurdistan to the Iraqi state without consulting
The Tragedy of the Kurdish Left: Between the Mirage of Ideologization and the Depths of Concessions
Aryan Kirkuki When we look at the ruins of the Leftist and Marxist march across all parts of Kurdistan, we
A Firm Presence and Papal Honoring: Christianity in Kurdistan Throughout History
By Arian Kirkukie “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” — Gospel of Matthew 5:9