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  • Airstrike On Syria-Iraq Border Demonstrates Long Reach Of Israeli Airpower Forbes. December 17, 2022
  • Indonesian missile sale shows how far Turkey's arms industry has come Gercek News. December 16, 2022
  • Drones and repression: how the crises in Ukraine and Iran are linked Global Comment. December 16, 2022
  • Russian Su-35s Won’t Give Iran Air Superiority Over The Persian Gulf Forbes. December 12, 2022
  • Here Are The Military Aircraft Turkey Hopes Make Maiden Flights In 2023 Forbes
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  • Not Just NASAMS: Here Are Some Other Air Defenses Ukraine Would Like From The Middle East Forbes. December 5, 2022
  • Saudi Arabia And South Korea Are Forging Closer Defense Ties Forbes. November 30, 2022
  • Why Turkey Would Welcome An Up-Close Look At Qatar's Rafales Forbes. November 27, 2022
  • How Turkey's Latest Actions Could Fatally Undermine Its Yearlong Bid For New F-16s Forbes. November 26, 2022
  • Why Armenia And Serbia Seek Iranian Drones Forbes. November 25, 2022
  • Can TAI challenge Baykar in the Turkish drone export market? Gercek News. November 24, 2022
  • TCG Anadolu: Turkey's New Flagship Will Carry Unique Aircraft Forbes. November 24, 2022
  • Wing Loong 3: The Emergent Threat Of Long-Range 'Intercontinental' Attack Drones Forbes. November 21, 2022
  • Iran and Ukraine had decades of good relations. What happened? The New Arab. November 17, 2022
  • Poland S-300 Incident Is A Reminder Of The Dangers SAM Missiles Can Pose To Ground Targets Forbes. November 17, 2022
  • Why African countries are lining up to buy Turkey's weapons Middle East Eye. November 16, 2022
  • Iran Is Once Again Using Its Civilian Airliners To Ferry Arms Forbes. November 16, 2022
  • How Iran is cashing in on cryptocurrencies to evade US sanctions Arab News. November 14, 2022
  • Iran Upping Ante By Prepping More Middle East Attacks And Unprecedented Missile Shipment To Russia Forbes. November 2, 2022
  • Arming Bayraktars With Air-To-Air Missiles Is Not A Solution To Defend Ukraine Against Russia’s Iranian Drones Forbes. October 31, 2022
  • Iran May Hope To Replicate Turkey’s Success Exporting Drones. Here’s Why It Can’t. Forbes. October 30, 2022
  • How A U.S. Arms Embargo Could Impact Saudi Arabia's Air Force Forbes. October 27, 2022
  • Cyprus Could Transfer Its Russian Armaments To Ukraine If Guaranteed Speedy Replacements Forbes. October 25, 2022
  • Iran’s Burgeoning Arms Exports To Russia Could Be A Sign Of Desperation Forbes. October 23, 2022
  • Turkey set to play a major role in future of the 'Libyan' Air Force Gercek News. October 20, 2022
  • Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight On Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program Forbes. October 20, 2022
  • Iran, Israel And Turkey Have Developed Some Interesting Ship-Launched Drones Forbes. October 19, 2022
  • Why Iran is threatening a ground operation into Iraqi Kurdistan The New Arab. October 18, 2022
  • Why Iran Arming Russia With Drones For Ukraine War Is Utterly Cynical Forbes. October 13, 2022
  • Does Iraqi Kurdistan Need Another No-Fly Zone? Forbes. October 11, 2022
  • Why Armenia is acquiring Pinaka multiple launch rocket systems from India Gercek News. October 10, 2022
  • More Countries Are Diversifying Their Drone Arsenals Forbes. October 9, 2022
  • From Yemen to Ukraine, how Iranian drone technology is wreaking havoc Arab News. October 3, 2022
  • Westernizing Soviet-Era Hardware: How Israel Could Discreetly Aid Ukraine Militarily Forbes. September 30, 2022
  • Where can Turkey buy fighter jets if US F-16 deal falls through? Middle East Eye. September 29, 2022
  • These Middle East States Are Ordering A Lot Of Advanced Fighter Jets Forbes. September 27, 2022
  • Rival Middle East Powers Are Now Arming Both Sides Of A European War Forbes. September 24, 2022
  • The flagrant attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan’s tourist and energy sectors Global Comment. September 21, 2022
  • Artillery From Pyongyang, Drones From Tehran: Russia's Arms Acquisitions Mirror That Of Pariah 1980s Iran Forbes. September 10, 2022
  • Egypt has spent big on diversifying its air force, but to what end? Middle East Eye. September 9, 2022
  • Erdogan’s flawed Greek S-300 analogy Gercek News. September 6, 2022
  • Persian Flankers: Iran Eyeing Russian Su-35s In Biggest Potential Fighter Procurement In 30 Years Forbes. September 5, 2022
  • Russia-Ukraine war: Algeria could face weapons crisis due to conflict, say analysts Middle East Eye. September 1, 2022
  • Was Turkey seriously considering annexing Iraqi Kurdistan in the 1990s? The New Arab. September 1, 2022
  • Of Greek And Syrian S-300s: These Concurrent Developments Could Have Wide-Ranging Ramifications Forbes. August 28, 2022
  • How U.S. Can Leverage Israel-Cyprus Iron Dome Sale To Get Ukraine More Arms Forbes. August 23, 2022
  • Cyprus might be acquiring Israel's Iron Dome to counter Turkish drones Gercek News. August 22, 2022
  • Iraq Is Facing Difficulties Sustaining Its Russian Military Helicopters Forbes. August 19, 2022
  • Turkey's deadly drone campaign in northern Syria The New Arab. August 16, 2022
  • Shaheds For Sukhois: Speculation Iran Will Swap Drones For Russian Su-35 Fighters Forbes. August 5, 2022
  • UAE And Saudi Arabia Seek More U.S. Interceptor Missiles Amid Talk Of Middle East Air Defense Alliance Forbes. August 4, 2022
  • Why Iraq and Turkey's ties are at a historic low point The New Arab. August 3, 2022
  • Here’s How Russia Might Use Iranian Drones In Ukraine Forbes. July 29, 2022
  • Iran Seeks To Become A Bona Fide Arms Exporter Through Russia Drone Sale Forbes. July 23, 2022
  • China emerges as an arms supplier of choice for many Middle East countries, say analysts Middle East Eye. July 22, 2022
  • Why Does Iraq Want French Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets? Forbes. July 21, 2022
  • Turkey's development of air-to-air missiles for drones unlikely to revolutionise aerial warfare Middle East Eye. July 4, 2022
  • Greece Is Deploying Israeli Systems To Counter Turkish Drones Forbes. July 3, 2022
  • Even If Turkey Gets Modernized F-16s, Greece Will Still Have A Technological Edge In Airpower Forbes. July 2, 2022
  • Does Greece 'Need' Those Russian S-300 Missiles On Crete Forbes. June 30, 2022
  • Why Israel Would Threaten To Bomb One Of Assad's Palaces Forbes. June 28, 2022
  • Korean T-50 Jets Could Enhance Iraq's Air Campaign Against ISIS Forbes. June 27, 2022
  • These Kurdish-Led Forces Cannot Count On Syrian Air Defenses To Protect Them Against The Turkish Air Force Forbes. June 20, 2022
  • Is The Iron Beam Laser Defense System A Military And Economic Game-Changer For Israel? Forbes. June 9, 2022
  • How the Ukraine war is driving food insecurity in the Middle East The New Arab. June 2, 2022
  • Will Turkey's Upcoming Bayraktar TB3 Naval Drone Also Become An Export Success? Forbes. May 31, 2022
  • Iran’s Vintage Fighter Jets Keep Falling Out Of The Sky Forbes. May 29, 2022
  • How Denying Turkey Upgraded F-16s Could Consolidate Greece’s Emergent Airpower Advantage Forbes. May 27, 2022
  • Iranian, Turkish And Israeli Drones Will Be Built In Other Countries Forbes. May 24, 2022
  • Why Would Russia Fire A ‘Syrian’ S-300 Missile At Israeli Jets? Forbes. May 20, 2022
  • It Would Be Historically Ironic If Greek S-300s End Up In Ukraine Forbes. April 30, 2022
  • Operation Claw-Lock: Turkey's conflict with the PKK The New Arab. April 27, 2022
  • Now That An F-15 Sale Is On The Cards, Will Egypt Give Ukraine Its MiG-29s? Forbes. April 22, 2022
  • From Baykar To Kyiv: Turkey’s ‘No Strings Attached’ Drone Export Policy Forbes. April 13, 2022
  • Why Cyprus Might Transfer Its Russian-Made Weapons To Ukraine Forbes. April 8, 2022
  • Supplying Ukraine Russian-Built Military Hardware Will Help Kyiv And Enhance NATO Interoperability Forbes. April 3, 2022
  • Russia Now Has Little Hope Of Becoming A Major Middle East Arms Supplier Forbes. March 31, 2022
  • Iraq Brings More Fixed-Wing And Rotary-Wing Military Aircraft Back Into Service Forbes. March 29, 2022
  • Two Birds One Stone: Will Turkey Supply Ukraine S-400s And Get Back In U.S.' Good Graces? Forbes. March 20, 2022
  • After Erbil Attack, Will The U.S. Supply Iraq With Missile Defense Systems? Forbes. March 18, 2022
  • A Russian Victory Over Ukraine Could Deal A Serious Blow To Turkey’s Drone Programs Forbes. March 12, 2022
  • Who Will Get The UAE's Mirage 2000-9 Fighters? Forbes. February 28, 2022
  • Ukraine's fate puts a big question mark over nuclear disarmament Arab News. February 27, 2022
  • Is Iraq Becoming A Launchpad For Militia Attacks On Regional Countries Forbes. February 24, 2022
  • Why the US chose Qatar as a major non-NATO ally before Saudi Arabia and the UAE Middle East Eye. February 22, 2022
  • The Iraqi Air Force: Perpetually Between East And West Forbes. February 15, 2022
  • What Joint Russian-Syrian Air Patrols Might Mean For Foreign Air Forces Over Syria Forbes. February 13, 2022
  • Will Greece Help The UAE Defend Itself? Forbes. February 8, 2022
  • Azerbaijan Might Expand Small Air Force With Turkish And Georgian Attack Aircraft Forbes. January 31, 2022
  • The UAE Is Bolstering Its Formidable Air Defenses Forbes. January 30, 2022
  • How Capable Is The Iraqi Air Force? Forbes. January 26, 2022
  • Will Turkey Seek Chinese Or Korean Fighters If F-16 Request Is Denied? Forbes. January 23, 2022
  • CAATSA Or PESA: Why Have These Countries Decided Against Acquiring Russia's Su-35 Fighter? Forbes. January 11, 2022
  • Is Iran Really About To Buy Russian Su-35 'Super Flanker' Fighter Jets? Forbes. December 30, 2021
  • Turkey Needs To Follow UAE's Lead And Acquire A 4.5-Generation Stopgap Fighter Forbes. December 28, 2021
  • More Countries Are Seeking Second-Hand Fighter Jets Forbes. December 26, 2021
  • Bayraktars And Harops: Is Morocco A Rising Drone Power? Forbes. December 22, 2021
  • Where will Iraq buy new air defence systems from? The New Arab. December 20, 2021
  • The ubiquitous Bayraktar: Turkey is widely exporting its vaunted TB2 drones The New Arab. November 29, 2021
  • How can Iraq’s destructive pro-Iran militias be tamed? Arab News. November 16, 2021
  • Attempt on PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s life shows destructive effect of pro-Iran factions on Iraqi state Arab News. November 13, 2021
  • Israel Unveils 'Revolutionary' New Scorpius Electronic Warfare System Forbes. November 11, 2021
  • Can Russia help Turkey build its fifth-generation TF-X stealth fighter? Middle East Eye. November 9, 2021
  • Why Turkey wants new F-16s The New Arab. November 2, 2021
  • Why Kyrgyzstan Is Procuring Turkish And Russian Drones For Its Tiny Air Force Forbes. November 1, 2021
  • Better Safe Than Sorry: Irish Peacekeepers Are Bringing Javelin Missiles On Lebanon Deployment Forbes. October 19, 2021
  • How Iran has given its proxies unprecedented drone capabilities The New Arab. October 11, 2021
  • Why Iran is flexing its military muscles on Azerbaijan's border Global Comment. October 6, 2021
  • Can Iraq's prime minister win re-election and curb the power of Iran-backed militias? Middle East Eye. October 1, 2021
  • Why this jihadist warlord is calling for a 'united administration' with Turkish-occupied northwest Syria Global Comment. August 31, 2021
  • Turkey Flexes Overwhelming Airpower In Strikes Against Kurdish Fighters Forbes. August 31, 2021
  • Why Iraq Would Want To Buy Turkish Drones And Attack Helicopters Forbes. August 29, 2021
  • Why Iraqi Kurdistan won't suffer the same fate as Afghanistan Global Comment. August 26, 2021
  • What the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan means for volatile Iraq Arab News. August 21, 2021
  • With Its Captured American Weaponry, The Taliban Is Better Than Ever Forbes. August 21, 2021
  • Canada accused of priotising arms sales to Saudi Arabia over human rights Middle East Eye. August 19, 2021
  • Is There An Iraq Precedent To The Failure Of Afghanistan's Military? Forbes. August 17, 2021
  • From Tehran To Tel Aviv: The Middle East Has Some Powerful Air Defenses Forbes. July 31, 2021
  • Is Russia Helping Syria Intercept Israeli Missile Strikes? Forbes. July 30, 2021
  • Why Iraqi Kurdistan should be clearly distinguished from Iraq Global Comment. July 29, 2021
  • The Growing Military Cooperation Between Turkey And Azerbaijan Forbes. July 27, 2021
  • Cheap And Combat-Tested: The Growing Market For Turkish Drones Forbes. July 26, 2021
  • Why Iraq has endured decades of chronic electricity shortages The New Arab. July 21, 2021
  • Can Saudi Arabia develop a major domestic arms industry by 2030? Middle East Eye. June 21, 2021
  • What does Ebrahim Raisi’s election victory mean for Iran and the world? Arab News. June 20, 2021
  • Razing forests, Turkey builds a huge, militarised buffer zone in Iraqi Kurdistan The New Arab. June 18, 2021
  • How Iraq’s Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi turned into an Iranian foreign policy instrument Arab News. June 13, 2021
  • Book Review | The CIA War in Kurdistan: The Untold Story of the Northern Front in the Iraq War Fathom Journal. June 8, 2021
  • US warns of sanctions in bid to deter Russian arms sales to Middle East Middle East Eye. May 27, 2021
  • Can Iranian drone tech shift Middle East’s strategic balance of power? Arab News. May 24, 2021
  • The Diyarbakır drone attack and the future of the Turkey-PKK conflict Ahval News. May 24, 2021
  • Turkish military digs deeper into Iraqi Kurdistan Ahval News. May 18, 2021
  • Can Iraq Save Its F-16s By Relocating Them To Kurdistan? Forbes. May 12, 2021
  • Iraq’s Air Force Is At A Crossroads Forbes. May 11, 2021
  • Will Iraq Buy South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet? Forbes. May 10, 2021
  • Britain’s Decisive Role In The Air Campaign Against ISIS Forbes. May 6, 2021
  • Israel Is Enhancing Its Air Force’s Ability To Strike Iran Forbes. May 2, 2021
  • Iran’s Air Force Still Not Likely To Acquire New Fighters Anytime Soon Forbes. April 30, 2021
  • How Iran’s Militia Proxies Could Threaten Israel From These Four Countries Forbes. April 29, 2021
  • Will US drone sales to the UAE clip Chinese wings in the Middle East? Middle East Eye. April 23, 2021
  • The F-35 Sale To The UAE Might Be Limited By These Conditions Forbes. April 21, 2021
  • The New Drone Threat Facing Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil Forbes. April 17, 2021
  • Why did Turkey transfer U.S.-made M60 battle tanks to Libya? Ahval News. April 14, 2021
  • Why did an ex-admiral suggest Turkey buy an antique aircraft carrier, troubled Russian jets? Ahval News. April 9, 2021
  • Why Baghdad's new visa system could emulate Iraqi Kurdistan's success The New Arab. April 6, 2021
  • Are Turkey and the Islamist HTS group in Syria’s Idlib allies? Ahval News. April 5, 2021
  • Why would Saudi Arabia be interested in acquiring Turkish drones? Ahval News. April 2, 2021
  • How Significant Is Greece’s Growing Military Cooperation With The UAE And Saudi Arabia? Forbes. March 31, 2021
  • The Last Azerbaijan-Armenia War Changed How Small Nations Fight Modern Battles Forbes. March 25, 2021
  • How can drones operate from Turkey’s upcoming Anadolu flagship? Ahval News. March 24, 2021
  • Will Biden really curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia? The New Arab. March 22, 2021
  • Here Are Turkey’s Stopgap Options Until It Can Acquire Fifth-Generation Fighters Forbes. March 15, 2021
  • Could Iraq's Iran-backed militias arm the PKK if Turkey enters Sinjar? The New Arab. March 10, 2021
  • U.S. Likely To Deploy Avenger Air Defense Systems In Syria And Iraq To Combat Drones Forbes. March 3, 2021
  • How Erdogan turned a failed Turkish military mission to his political advantage Arab News. March 1, 2021
  • Why Didn’t U.S. Air Defenses At Erbil Airport Fire During Recent Rocket Attack? Forbes. February 27, 2021
  • Iraqi Kurdistan’s tranquil capital Erbil once again finds itself in the crosshairs Global Comment. February 25, 2021
  • How Drones Are Changing The Way The Israeli Army Operates Forbes. February 22, 2021
  • What will President Biden’s Syria policy look like? Ahval News. February 21, 2021
  • Why was Iraqi Kurdistan’s Erbil subjected to another rocket attack? Arab News. February 17, 2021
  • How should Turkey's military presence in northern Syria be assessed? The New Arab. February 16, 2021
  • 'Crete model' unlikely to work for Turkey’s Russian S-400 missiles Ahval News. February 15, 2021
  • How The Future Of Turkey’s Air Force Could Resemble Iran’s Experience Forbes. February 9, 2021
  • Is A U.S.-Israel Defense Pact On The Horizon? Forbes. February 8, 2021
  • Israel Is Going To Market Its Weapons Systems In The United Arab Emirates Forbes. February 3, 2021
  • That Pantsir-S1 The U.S. Acquired From Libya Isn’t The First Russian Missile System Its Gotten Its Hands On Forbes. January 31, 2021
  • Greece Will Need To Upgrade Its Navy To Keep Up With Turkey’s Forbes. January 29, 2021
  • Is India’s Russian S-400 Missile Deal Comparable To Turkey’s Troubled Procurement? Forbes. January 27, 2021
  • Does Russia really fear Turkey’s military power? Ahval News. January 22, 2021
  • Book Review | The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s Global Ambitions European Eye on Radicalization. January 18, 2021
  • What Weapons Systems Won’t The U.S. Sell The UAE? Forbes. January 17, 2021
  • Is Turkey’s Procurement Of Russian S-400 Missiles Really Comparable To Greece’s Past Procurement Of S-300s? Forbes. January 12, 2021
  • What will Brett McGurk’s appointment mean for U.S.-Turkey relations? Ahval News. January 12, 2021
  • What does the future hold for Haftar and the Libyan National Army? The New Arab. January 6, 2021
  • The Indian Navy's Carrier MiG-29s Keep Crashing. Will New Delhi Seek A Replacement Fighter? Forbes. December 28, 2020
  • Qatar Will Emerge From Saudi-Led Blockade With A More Powerful Military Than Ever Forbes. December 22, 2020
  • How Putin's Russia helped crush the Arab Spring The New Arab. December 18, 2020
  • Greece-UAE Defense Pact Could Benefit The Hellenic Air Force Forbes. December 17, 2020
  • How significant are the U.S. CAATSA sanctions on Turkey and its military industry? Ahval News. December 17, 2020
  • What’s Next For Armenia’s Military After Devastating Nagorno-Karabakh Defeat? Forbes. December 9, 2020
  • Aerial Assassinations Are Now Commonplace In Iraq And Syria Forbes. December 8, 2020
  • How significant is the Greece-UAE defence agreement? Ahval News. November 28, 2020
  • Is Turkey gearing up to attack the Syrian Kurds again? Ahval News. November 26, 2020
  • With Iran’s Help, These Iraqi Militias Are Acquiring Deadlier Rockets Forbes. November 19, 2020
  • Israel’s Small Navy Is Growing And Becoming Much More Relevant Forbes. November 16, 2020
  • With An Eye On Hezbollah, Israel Carries Out New Military Exercises On Its Northern Border Forbes. November 11, 2020
  • Even Without F-35s The UAE’s Military Packs A Big Punch For Its Small Size Forbes. November 9, 2020
  • Iran, Turkey And Russia May Be Poised To Play A Heavier Role In The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Forbes. November 3, 2020
  • Will Turkey face more pressure over its S-400 purchase and testing after U.S. election? Ahval News. November 2, 2020
  • From Iraq to Nagorno-Karabakh: just how effective are Turkey's combat-tested drones? Ahval News. October 28, 2020
  • Will We See Israeli Warplanes Flying Over The Persian Gulf Someday Soon? Forbes. October 25, 2020
  • Revisiting Trump's disastrous and shameful Syria drawdown, one year later Global Comment. October 22, 2020
  • How Losses Of Its Exported Air Defense Missiles In Combat Could Undermine Future Russian Arms Sales Forbes. October 13, 2020
  • What Is Turkey Up To At These Azeri And Libyan Airfields? Forbes. October 11, 2020
  • How Effective Is Azerbaijan’s Growing Drone Arsenal? Forbes. October 7, 2020
  • Turkey’s Drones Are Coming In All Sizes These Days Forbes. October 4, 2020
  • Can planned Greek-Turkish talks resolve East Mediterranean dispute? Ahval News. October 1, 2020
  • Israel's Air Campaign Against Iran In Syria Continues Unabated Forbes. September 19, 2020
  • The significance of Turkey and Iran's military cooperation against the PKK Ahval News. September 17, 2020
  • Turkey And The PKK Accuse Each Other Of Plotting To Take Over Iraqi Kurdistan Forbes. September 14, 2020
  • Will Israel Opt For F-35B Short Take-Off And Vertical Landing Fighters? Forbes. September 11, 2020
  • What Weapons Might Iran Export After The U.N. Arms Embargo Expires? Forbes. September 9, 2020
  • Will Britain Follow In America’s Footsteps And Repay Iran For Undelivered Military Hardware? Forbes. September 7, 2020
  • Iraq Is The Latest Middle East Country To Modernize Its Old Tanks Forbes. September 5, 2020
  • These Acquisitions And Upgrades Could Give Greece's Air Force A Formidable Edge Over Turkey Forbes. September 3, 2020
  • Will The Turkish Navy's Upcoming Flagship Become A Drone Carrier? Forbes. August 31, 2020
  • Why Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Would Be A Bad Choice For Iraq Forbes. August 28, 2020
  • UAE Dispatches Fighter Jets To Support Its Allies Against Turkey Forbes. August 26, 2020
  • Turkey’s New Akinci Drone Is Impressive, But It’s No Substitute For Modern Fighter Jets Forbes. August 25, 2020
  • Emirati F-35s Couldn’t Seriously Challenge The Israeli Military’s Technological Superiority Over The Middle East Forbes. August 21, 2020
  • Here's Why Israel Doesn't Want The UAE Acquiring F-35s Forbes. August 19, 2020
  • Turkey Is Up Against Some Formidable Navies In The Eastern Mediterranean Forbes. August 13, 2020
  • Where Can Turkey Buy Stopgap Fighter Jets For Its Aging Air Force? Forbes. August 11, 2020
  • How Purported Russian Air Defense Deployment Could Solidify Libya Stalemate Forbes. August 7, 2020
  • Why Are Egypt And Turkey Risking U.S. Sanctions For These Russian Weapons Systems? Forbes. August 5, 2020
  • The U.S. Military Has Been Engaged In Iraq For 30 Years Now Forbes. August 3, 2020
  • Tensions Between Israel And Hezbollah Are High, But Neither Side Wants War Now Forbes. July 28, 2020
  • Turkey’s Defense Industry Has Come A Long Way, But Ankara Still Relies Heavily On Foreign Suppliers Forbes. July 25, 2020
  • Iraqi Kurds Make Do With Antiquated Tanks And 'Mad Max'-Style Improvised Armored Vehicles Forbes. July 24, 2020
  • Can Syria and Libya finally forge an effective alliance? Offiziere. July 21, 2020
  • Turkey, Israel And Iran Have Built Some Very Lethal Loitering Munitions Forbes. July 19, 2020
  • Iran Aims To Build Up Syria and Iraq's Air Defenses To Thwart Israeli Airstrikes Forbes. July 16, 2020
  • Ireland's Air Force Badly Needs Fighter Jets Forbes. July 13, 2020
  • Israel Will Never Let Iran Improve Syria's Decrepit Air Defenses Forbes. July 10, 2020
  • Will The Egyptian And Turkish Militaries Clash In Libya? Forbes. July 9, 2020
  • Iraq's enemies fire a warning shot with Hisham al-Hashimi's murder Arab News. July 7, 2020
  • Iraqi Kurdistan fears entanglement in Turkey-UAE cold war The New Arab. July 7, 2020
  • Turkey Is Deploying Lots Of Air Defense Systems In Syria And Libya Forbes. July 7, 2020
  • Iran's Naval Forces Eye Presence In Indian Ocean … Again Forbes. July 4, 2020
  • Why Turkey Isn't Going To Sell Its Russian S-400 Missiles To The United States Forbes. July 2, 2020
  • Iraqi Kurdish civilians once again caught in the crossfire of perennial Turkish-PKK conflict Global Comment. July 1, 2020
  • Modernized Syrian MiG-29s Won't Stop Israeli Airstrikes In Syria Forbes. June 30, 2020
  • Do Iraq's F-16s Have A Future? Forbes. June 29, 2020
  • Who's Flying Those MiG-29s In Libya And Why Does It Matter? Forbes. June 29, 2020
  • Tehran Flaunts New Domestically Built Fighter Jets, But Iran's Air Force Remains Largely Antiquated Forbes. June 28, 2020
  • In A Third Lebanon War, Israeil Will Have To Contend With Increasingly Lethal Hezbollah Rockets Forbes. June 27, 2020
  • 'I don't like the Kurds': Why Trumps alleged comment is deplorable The New Arab. June 24, 2020
  • Russia and China vie for influence in US-dominated Middle East arms market The New Arab. June 24, 2020
  • Weekend Rockets Part of Iran-backed Pressure Campaign against US Troops in Iraq The Media Line. June 16, 2020
  • Daesh's reappearance puts fragility of Iraq in focus Arab News. June 13, 2020
  • Warm waters at last: Russia's expanding footprint in the Middle East The New Arab. June 9, 2020
  • From Syria and Iraq to Libya: Turkey repeatedly demonstrates the combat effectiveness of its drones Offiziere. June 8, 2020
  • Kurds cannot afford another civil war and they know it Global Comment. May 29, 2020
  • Patriots in Syria: Will the US deploy air defenses to Deir ez-Zor? Rudaw. May 28, 2020
  • Enemy of my enemy: Turkey's rivals are normalising Assad's regime with an eye on Ankara The New Arab. May 27, 2020
  • The significance of MiG-29s entering the Libyan conflict Offiziere. May 24, 2020
  • When Iran arms embargo expires, don't expect a spending bonanza Rudaw. May 17, 2020
  • Revisiting the Cypriot S-300 Crisis Offiziere. May 16, 2020
  • Can Iraq and Kurdistan finally forge an alliance against ISIS? Rudaw. May 10, 2020
  • Is Libya on the road to de facto partition The New Arab. May 1, 2020
  • What cooperation between Syria's Assad and Libya's Haftar means for Turkey Ahval News. May 1, 2020
  • How the World Health Organization failed the Syrian Kurds Global Comment. April 30, 2020
  • Could Iran sink US warships in the Persian Gulf? Rudaw. April 29, 2020
  • Book Review | MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman Fathom Journal. April 28, 2020
  • Iran's drone program: Changing the rules of Mideast proxy wars Rudaw. April 23, 2020
  • U.S.-Turkey missile defence system spat simmers on despite pandemic Ahval News. April 22, 2020
  • Book Review | Erdogan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East The New Arab. April 21, 2020
  • Why coronavirus is a ticking time-bomb in war-ravaged northern Syria Arab News. April 18, 2020
  • Troops out, Patriots in: Washington's new defensive footing in Iraq Rudaw. April 17, 2020
  • Peace Storm: Turkey tries to turn the tables in Libya Ahval News. April 16, 2020
  • Don't let Islamic State exploit coronavirus The New Arab. April 15, 2020
  • Radicals May Soon Be Able to Use Drones for Terrorist Attacks on the West, experts warn European Eye on Radicalization. April 10, 2020
  • Can Turkey sustain military casualties on multiple fronts? Rudaw. April 4, 2020
  • Coronavirus outbreak compounds Iraq's perfect storm Arab News. March 29, 2020
  • The economic consequences of the coronavirus on Turkey Ahval News March 27, 2020
  • Saudi Arabia's flooding of the oil market could spell disaster for Iraq The New Arab. March 26, 2020
  • No end in sight to Syrian suffering after almost a decade of war Global Comment. March 25, 2020
  • Lessons from Turkey's military campaign in Syria's Idlib Ahval News. March 25, 2020
  • Turkey's actions in Syria's Afrin amount to ethnic cleansing - Kurdish analysts Ahval News. March 18, 2020
  • Kurdistan's proactive response to coronavirus pandemic Rudaw. March 16, 2020
  • Baghdad's four decades of conflict and strife The New Arab. March 13, 2020
  • Turkey's effective drone campaign over Syria's Idlib Ahval News. March 10, 2020
  • Is Syria's historical territorial claim to Turkey's Hatay being resurrected amid Idlib crisis? Ahval News. March 5, 2020
  • Operation Spring Shield: How far will Turkey's latest Syria offensive go? Rudaw. March 2, 2020
  • What are the implications of Turkey's request for U.S. Patriot missiles? Ahval News. March 2, 2020
  • Idlib: Is Turkey just bluffing about war with Assad's Syria? Rudaw. February 24, 2020
  • Does Egypt really have a stornger military than Turkey? Ahval News. February 24, 2020
  • Analysts: Neither Turkey nor Russia lived up to agreements on Syria's Idlib Ahval News. February 23, 2020
  • Book Review | The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Conflicts Fathom Journal. February 18, 2020
  • Is Iraq's military 'going Russian'? Rudaw. February 16, 2020
  • The tragic consequences of Turkey's colonization of Syria's Kurdish Afrin region Global Comment. February 14, 2020
  • How capable is the Turkish Navy of projecting power? Ahval News. February 13, 2020
  • Will suspension of US drone operation impact Turkey's campaign against the PKK? Rudaw. February 9, 2020
  • What a modernised Hellenic Air Force with F-35s could mean for Turkey Ahval News. February 4, 2020
  • How US and Iranian missile strikes sought to avoid escalation Offiziere. February 4, 2020
  • US moots deploying Patriot system to shield its troops in Iraq Rudaw. February 1, 2020
  • Iran air disasters: Are US sanctions endangering passengers? Rudaw. January 29, 2020
  • Instability in Iraq could re-empower the Islamic State Global Comment. January 29, 2020
  • Despite ceasefire pledges, little chance of peace soon in Libya Ahval News. January 23, 2020
  • Why Turkey wants to avoid taking sides in the US-Iran standoff The New Arab. January 23, 2020
  • Were the Hezbollah leader's comments about Kurdistan warranted? Rudaw. January 16, 2020
  • Why Iraq is once again contemplating buying long-range Russian air defence missiles The New Arab. January 16, 2020
  • Turkey's TF-X fighter unlikely to get off the ground in the 2020s Ahval News. January 16, 2020
  • After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East European Eye on Radicalization. January 14, 2020
  • Can Kurdistan avoid becoming entangled in US-Iran tensions in Iraq? Rudaw. January 10, 2020
  • 'Operation Martyr Soleimani': Iran's missile strike against US in Iraq was more symbolic than lethal The New Arab. January 9, 2020
  • Cultural sites should never be a target of war, Mr Trump The New Arab. January 9, 2020
  • The significance of Qasem Soleimani's assassination The New Arab. January 6, 2020
  • 'No end in sight': Why Libya's proxy war might be about to flare-up The New Arab. January 3, 2020
  • Eastern Mediterranean tensions most dangerous since the 1990s Ahval News. December 31, 2019
  • The possible ramifications of US airstrikes on Hashd al-Shaabi Rudaw. December 30, 2019
  • The 2010s: the decade that destroyed Syria Global Comment. December 24, 2019
  • Turkey's Erdogan uses airbase as bargaining chip against United States Ahval News. December 20, 2019
  • Russia aims to become a major arms trader in the Middle East again The New Arab. December 17, 2019
  • Turkey biting off more than it can chew in Mediterranean and Libya Ahval News. December 17, 2019
  • Why did the US pass the buck to Russia in north Syria? Rudaw. December 15, 2019
  • The 2010s: A bad decade for Iraqi Kurdistan Rudaw. December 11, 2019
  • What Russia's military intervention in Libya means for Turkey Ahval News. December 10, 2019
  • Turkey and NATO locked in failed marriage Ahval News. December 2, 2019
  • Was Turkey's invasion of northern Syria inevitable? Ahval News. November 30, 2019
  • Misrepresenting northeast Syria's Kurdish demographics is dangerous Rudaw. November 27, 2019
  • Will Iran modernize its military if UN arms embargo lifted? Rudaw. November 24, 2019
  • Kurds suspect U.S. Syria envoy James Jeffrey betrayed them Ahval News. November 20, 2019
  • Will the Peshmerga reform - or be integrated into the Iraqi Army? Rudaw. November 20, 2019
  • Euphrates Shield to Peace Spring: Turkey's incremental dismantlement of Syrian Kurdish autonomy Global Comment. November 19, 2019
  • Turkish military in for the long haul in Iraqi Kurdistan Ahval News. November 16, 2019
  • Turkey's Erdogan called out for endangering 'US national security' Arab News. November 13, 2019
  • Does Israel's advocacy for the Kurds do more harm than good? Rudaw. November 12, 2019
  • Will Turkish media criticism of Qatar harm relations? Ahval News. November 7, 2019
  • How much did Turkey know about Baghdadi's location in Syria? Ahval News. November 4, 2019
  • Turkey contemplates Russian Su-35 fighter jets, but issues abound Ahval News. October 28, 2019
  • Can Erdogan get his way in northeast Syria? Rudaw. October 24, 2019
  • Turkey's nuclear future Ahval News. October 21, 2019
  • Manbij and beyond: What is Russia's next move in northern Syria? Rudaw. October 21, 2019
  • Turkey's ever-growing indigenous arms industry The New Arab. October 18, 2019
  • The latest conflict afflicting northeast Syria Offiziere. October 16, 2019
  • Can the Syrian regime prevent Turkey from ethnically cleansing Rojava? Rudaw. October 14, 2019
  • Why Erdogan wants to remake northeast Syria's demographics Arab News. October 12, 2019
  • How far will Turkey go with its invasion of Syrian Kurdistan? Rudaw. October 11, 2019
  • Worse than 1975: Trump's cynical betrayal of the Kurds The New Arab. October 8, 2019
  • Turkey wants to build an 'Arab belt' in northern Syria Global Comment. October 8, 2019
  • What would an all-out war between Turkey and the SDF entail? Rudaw. October 7, 2019
  • Will Turkey launch a military operation in Idlib? Rudaw. October 2, 2019
  • Can Turkey be readmitted into F-35 programme? Ahval News. September 30, 2019
  • Killing two birds with one stone: Erdogan's Syria refugee plan Rudaw. September 25, 2019
  • Putin's S-400 business strategy in the Middle East Rudaw. September 23, 2019
  • Trump washing his hands of Islamic State won't solve the problem The New Arab. September 20, 2019
  • Russia, Damascus regime take aim at northeast Syria's autonomy Rudaw. September 17, 2019
  • S-400 purchase could severely limit Turkey's future airpower Rudaw. September 15, 2019
  • Turkey is fighting a formidable drone war in Libya Ahval News. September 14, 2019
  • How could the PKK modernize its forces? Rudaw. September 13, 2019
  • The Conflicts that are Giving the Islamic State Breathing Room European Eye on Radicalization. September 9, 2019
  • Are Iran-backed militias in Iraq really seeking thier own air force? Rudaw. September 9, 2019
  • From Libya's skies to Somaliland's shores: The UAE's unprecedented activity in Africa The New Arab. September 4, 2019
  • Russian jet fighters not a realistic option for Turkey Ahval News, September 3, 2019
  • Iraqi Kurds want no part in Middle East conflicts Global Comment. September 3, 2019
  • Syria 'safe zone' makes progress - but Turkish threats persist Rudaw. September 1, 2019
  • Why Russia and Turkey failed to compromise on embattled Idlib in Syria Rudaw. August 25, 2019
  • The significance of drones in the Libyan conflict The New Arab. August 21, 2019
  • Between the wars: Iran's relations with Iraq in the 1970s Offiziere. August 19, 2019
  • Did 2016 coup attempt prod Turkey to buy S-400? Ahval News. August 19, 2019
  • Why did Iraq restrict coalition's use of its airspace? Rudaw. August 18, 2019
  • How long can Turkey avoid U.S. sanctions for its S-400 missile purchase? The New Arab. August 16, 2019
  • Could Turkey use Syria safe zone to remake the area's demographics? Ahval News. August 14, 2019
  • Situation for Yezidis still dire five years after genocide began Global Comment. August 14, 2019
  • Syria 'safe zone' nothing to do with Turkey's security Rudaw. August 11, 2019
  • Can U.S.-Turkey safe-zone deal avert another war in Syria? The New Arab. August 8, 2019
  • If Erdogan invades northern Syria, could its airspace be closed to Turkish jets? Rudaw. August 6, 2019
  • Why the Kurds are reluctant to be America's proxy Rudaw. August 1, 2019
  • The dire consequences of a Turkish attacks on Syrian Kurdistan Global Comment. July 30, 2019
  • Why Incitement and Paranoia in the Turkish Press Matters European Eye on Radicalization. July 29, 2019
  • Libya’s Haftar might seek deescalation with Turkey Ahval News. July 27, 2019
  • Turkey has no credible pretext to attack Rojava Rudaw. July 25, 2019
  • Can US build a multinational naval force to secure Gulf shipping? Rudaw. July 23, 2019
  • Major implications for Kurdistan Region if PKK killed Turkish diplomat Rudaw. July 19, 2019
  • The US needs to enforce end-user requirements in UAE arms sales The New Arab. July 15, 2019
  • Turkey tests US resolve with S-400 delivery, Syria border build-up Rudaw. July 15, 2019
  • The significance of Turkey’s overseas military bases Ahval News. July 13, 2019
  • How China is heavily contributing to Middle East drone and missile proliferation The New Arab. July 4, 2019
  • What happens the day after Turkey deploys Russian S-400s Ahval News. July 4, 2019
  • Syrian regime is targeting Turkish soldiers in Idlib Rudaw. July 3, 2019
  • Why is Iran taking such an interest in Iraq's air defenses? Rudaw. June 27, 2019
  • What might Abadi's return to power mean for Kurdistan? Rudaw. June 25, 2019
  • Book Review | The Great Betrayal: How America abandoned the Kurds and lost the Middle East Fathom Journal. June 25, 2019
  • Is the US really on the brink of war with Iran Rudaw. June 22, 2019
  • Trump must stop helping build nuclear Saudi Arabia The New Arab. June 18, 2019
  • Can Russia and Turkey break the deadlock in Syria's Idlib? Ahval News. June 18, 2019
  • Scorched earth: the burning of the Fertile Crescent Global Comment. June 13, 2019
  • Can Turkey find a substitute for the F-35? Ahval News. June 13, 2019
  • Are there any informative precedents for a US-Iran war? The New Arab. June 13, 2019
  • Turkey's PKK offensive: New tactics, same strategy Rudaw. June 10, 2019
  • Turkey and Russia tussle in Syria's Idlib Ahval News. June 3, 2019
  • Did Turkey fire a ballistic missile at PKK? If so, it marks a worrying trend Rudaw. June 1, 2019
  • Turkey doubles down in Libya Ahval News. May 29, 2019
  • Iraq adamant it won't be dragged into U.S.-Iran proxy war Rudaw. May 27, 2019
  • U.S. pressures Turkey and Egypt over Russian arms purchases The New Arab. May 23, 2019
  • Could Assad's new Idlib offensive split Turkey's Syrian proxies? Rudaw. May 19, 2019
  • Can Iraq finally realize its potential for tourism? The New Arab. May 16, 2019
  • How effective are Turkey's Syrian militia proxies? Rudaw. May 14, 2019
  • Why Turkey is building a wall around Syria's Afrin Ahval News. May 13, 2019
  • How Turkey could be undermining its opportunities to field fifth-generation aircraft Offiziere. May 9, 2019
  • Has the conflict in Libya come full circle? Global Comment. May 9, 2019
  • The dangers of destroying Iran's middle class through sanctions The New Arab. May 8, 2019
  • Turkey-backed FSA launches operation on Syria's Tal Rifaat region Ahval News. May 4, 2019
  • SDF reaps benefits of Damascus fuel crisis, but Arab tribes aren't happy Rudaw. May 4, 2019
  • Who did what to defeat the Islamic State The New Arab. April 30, 2019
  • U.S. drawdown makes already impractical Syrian 'safe zone' unworkable Rudaw. April 27, 2019
  • Peshmerga return to Kirkuk 'intrinsic' to defeating ISIS remnants: analyst Rudaw. April 21, 2019
  • Is it time to consider a more federalised Iraq? The New Arab. April 19, 2019
  • For their sacrifices in the ISIS war the Kurds deserve better than this Global Comment. April 17, 2019
  • The status of foreign troops in Iraq The New Arab. April 17, 2019
  • Turkey and regional rivals clash in Libya Ahval News. April 16, 2019
  • Book Review | Temperature Rising: Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Wars in the Middle East Fathom Journal. April 16, 2019
  • Liberating Afrin: Next priority for Syria's Kurds? Rudaw. April 13, 2019
  • Turkey pressures Iran to end ceasefire with PKK Ahval News. April 9, 2019
  • From 'Manbij Roadmap' to Rojava 'safe zone' Rudaw. April 9, 2019
  • After ISIS - what next for the SDF? Rudaw. March 25, 2019
  • Assad's unwillingness to compromise will further prolong the Syrian conflict The New Arab. March 24, 2019
  • Idlib: Are joint Russia-Turkey patrols in northwest Syria too little too late? Rudaw. March 23, 2019
  • Nothing to see here: The Turkish press and Afrin Global Comment. March 20, 2019
  • The future of US troops in Syria and Iraq The New Arab. March 19, 2019
  • Can Iraq and Kurdistan rebuild and stabilize Sinjar? MECRA. March 15, 2019
  • Civilian casualties of the anti-Islamic State campaign shouldn't be downplayed The New Arab. March 14, 2019
  • After Afrin Turkey cannot continue to play the 'Kurdish card' in Rojava Rudaw. March 11, 2019
  • Food politics in the Middle East Global Comment. March 7, 2019
  • Why Turkey is pushing ahead with the Russian S-400 missile deal Ahval News. March 5, 2019
  • Stuck between Ankara and Damascus: Rojava's uncertain future Rudaw. March 2, 2019
  • Why does Turkey fear 'another northern Iraq' to its south? Rudaw. February 26, 2019
  • Saudi factory sparks fears over Middle East ballistic missile proliferation The New Arab. February 20, 2019
  • The significance of the Shahba Canton for the YPG Rudaw. February 19, 2019
  • Sochi talks highlight Russia's upper hand in Syria Ahval News. February 16, 2019
  • High points and low points: A history of Iran-Egypt relations The New Arab. February 15, 2019
  • East or West? Iran's uncertain future Global Comment. February 14, 2019
  • Is there any middle ground for the proposed Syria safe zone? Rudaw. February 12, 2019
  • What could happen if Trump gets US troops kicked out of Iraq? Rudaw. February 7, 2019
  • Impact of Turkey's military campaigns against the Kurds Ahval News. February 6, 2019
  • Idlib offensive all but inevitable for Turkey Ahval News. January 30, 2019
  • Controversial French and German arms sales to Middle East spotlight The New Arab. January 29, 2019
  • Iraqi Kurds vent their anger over Turkish airstrikes Global Comment. January 29, 2019
  • Nadia Murad: The face and voice of the Yezidis Rudaw. January 28, 2019
  • Book Review | Sinjar: 14 Days that Saved the Yazidis from Islamic State Fathom Journal. January 22, 2019
  • The distant dream of a secure safe zone in northern Syria Ahval News. January 22, 2019
  • Manbij bombing could become major propaganda coup for Islamic State The New Arab. January 21, 2019
  • Why the Syrian Kurds should be granted autonomy Rudaw. January 20, 2019
  • Where will Syria's next battlefields be? The New Arab. January 14, 2019
  • Will Turkey live up to its threat to invade Syrian Kurdistan? Ahval News. January 12, 2019
  • Is Trump's planned Syria withdrawal really a case of practical realism? Global Comment. January 8, 2019
  • Is Turkey even capable of launching its promised Syria operation? Rudaw. January 5, 2019
  • What more can Iraq do against ISIS in Syria? Rudaw. January 2, 2019
  • How France could help save the Syrian Kurds Rudaw. December 25, 2018
  • Top Iraqi Kurdish party clamps down on PKK to placate Turkey Ahval News. December 25, 2018
  • Have Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia peaked? The New Arab. December 21, 2018
  • Why doesn't Iraq do more to prevent Turkish airstrikes? Rudaw. December 18, 2018
  • How feasible is a no-fly zone for Rojava? Rudaw. December 15, 2018
  • A history of Iranian threats to close Hormuz Straits The New Arab. December 13, 2018
  • In 1998, Turkey and Syria Narrowly Avoided War War Is Boring. December 7, 2018
  • Is a peace deal between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds possible? Rudaw. December 6, 2018
  • Iran Almost Invaded Afghanistan in 1998 War Is Boring. December 5, 2018
  • Iraqi-Kurdish cooperation in Kirkuk is vital for defeating Islamic State The New Arab. December 4, 2018
  • When Americans contemplated invading Iran War Is Boring. November 30, 2018
  • How long will Turkey stay in Syria? Ahval News. November 29, 2018
  • To Equip Its New Armed Forces, Iraq Shopped Around War Is Boring. November 26, 2018
  • To fight ISIS the U.S. has to placate Turkey and protect Syria's Kurds Rudaw. November 23, 2018
  • East of Suez: Britain's new Gulf military build-up The New Arab. November 21, 2018
  • Turkey keeps shooting America's Syrian Kurdish allies in the back Global Comment. November 15, 2018
  • With Turkey and Kurds, U.S. wants to have cake and eat it too Ahval News. November 13, 2018
  • A tale of two patrols in Rojava Rudaw. November 9, 2018
  • A history of Iraq-Syria relations The New Arab. November 8, 2018
  • From Manbij to Idlib: Turkey's deal-making in Syria Ahval News. November 8, 2018
  • From eye doctor to tyrant: 'House of Assad' The New Arab. November 2, 2018
  • Anticipating Turkey's next operation in northern Syria Rudaw. November 1, 2018
  • The anti-climatic destruction of the Islamic State 'caliphate' Global Comment. October 30, 2018
  • The Islamic State is down but not out Rudaw. October 25, 2018
  • Turkey-KRG relations one year after Kurdish independence vote Ahval News. October 22, 2018
  • How the Turkey-PKK conflict could become even deadlier War Is Boring. October 22, 2018
  • Holding the line: Why the Peshmerga's stand at Pirde matters Rudaw. October 21, 2018
  • Turkey Threatens U.S. Allies in Syria War Is Boring. October 18, 2018
  • The U.S. never supported Kurdish secession The New Arab. October 15, 2018
  • Benefits and risks for the US staying in Syria The New Arab. October 9, 2018
  • Erdogan has no justification for another attack on Syrian Kurds Rudaw. October 8, 2018
  • Iran Lobs Ballistic Missiles at Iraq and Syria War Is Boring. October 8, 2018
  • PYD turns 15: What next for Rojava? Rudaw. September 24, 2018
  • France: A central player in the fight against ISIS Rudaw. September 23, 2018
  • What will the Idlib buffer zone mean for Turkey's future in Syria? Ahval News. September 22, 2018
  • Turkey consolidates presence in northern Syria The New Arab. September 20, 2018
  • Iraq's complacency, bad management will lead to further conflict Rudaw. September 16, 2018
  • The Kurds Are All But Defenseless Against Air Attack War Is Boring. September 12, 2018
  • Iran and Turkey up the ante with targeted attacks on Kurdish groups The New Arab. September 10, 2018
  • In the 1970s the Shah sought to make Iran a military superpower Offiziere. September 9, 2018
  • Turkey and the Idlib conundrum Ahval News. September 8, 2018
  • A Russian Fleet Gathers Near Syria War Is Boring. September 4, 2018
  • Kurds remain instrumental US ally in fight against ISIS Rudaw. September 3, 2018
  • Assad can't put the Syrian Kurdish genie back in the bottle The New Arab. August 30, 2018
  • Iran's Fighters Are Really, Really Old War Is Boring. August 30, 2018
  • Arabization helps no one, but hurts Kirkuk most Rudaw. August 25, 2018
  • Is there a Russian precedent to the U.S.-Turkish crisis? Ahval News. August 23, 2018
  • Situation for Yezidis remains dire four years after Islamic State genocide Global Comment. August 23, 2018
  • Turks Dislike America War Is Boring. August 21, 2018
  • Is a 'Syrian Kurdistan Region' in the making? Rudaw. August 19, 2018
  • Idlib: Will Syria's last major battle be its deadliest? The New Arab. August 17, 2018
  • How close are U.S.-Turkish relations to rupturing? Ahval News. August 14, 2018
  • What effect will a Hashd drawdown have on Nineveh? Rudaw. August 14, 2018
  • What will a new Iraq-Turkey border-crossing mean for KRG? Rudaw. August 10, 2018
  • How strained are Turkish-U.S. relations? Ahval News. August 8, 2018
  • An 'Arab NATO' united against Iran is easier said than done The New Arab. August 7, 2018
  • The Iraqi Army and Kurdish Peshmerga are not coordinating operations against Islamic State MECRA. August 5, 2018
  • Will the Syrian Kurds Team Up with Bashar Al Assad Against Turkey? War Is Boring. July 30, 2018
  • The Trump administration's Iran policy is completely misguided The New Arab. July 27, 2018
  • Basra has every right to be its own region. Will Baghdad let it? Rudaw. July 27, 2018
  • When the Kurdish Peshmerga Fights Like an Army, It Loses War Is Boring. July 27, 2018
  • Iran Bombarded Iraq Throughout the 1990s War Is Boring. July 23, 2018
  • Can KRG play a positive role in any renewed Turkey-PKK peace process? Rudaw. July 22, 2018
  • How long will foreign troops stay in Syria The New Arab. July 20, 2018
  • Why Turkey is pushing ahead to reopen its consulates in Iraq Ahval News. July 18, 2018
  • It's high time for the Peshmerga to return to Kirkuk Rudaw. July 17, 2018
  • Can Syrian Kurdistan survive a re-emboldened Assad? Rudaw. July 12, 2018
  • After Daraa, will Assad reconquer all of Syria? The New Arab. July 10, 2018
  • Is the Russian T-90 a better tank for Iraq than the American Abrams? Offiziere. July 7, 2018
  • Turkey's drive to create an indigenously-equipped military Ahval News. July 6, 2018
  • S-400 hypocrisy The New Arab. July 3, 2018
  • From Afrin to Qandil: how successful are Turkey's cross-border ops? Rudaw. June 29, 2018
  • Why the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi presence in Syria matters Rudaw. June 25, 2018
  • Erdogan's opportune attack on Qandil faces uncertain end Ahval News. June 20, 2018
  • Turkey is in Syria and Iraq to stay The New Arab. June 18, 2018
  • Iraq in no position to welcome back exiled Jewish community Rudaw. June 17, 2018
  • Bashar's bluff: Damascus cannot challenge the U.S. military in Syria Offiziere. June 17, 2018
  • Book Review | Being Kurdish in a Hostile World Fathom Journal. June 12, 2018
  • Turkey may finally act on threats against PKK in Qandil Ahval News. June 11, 2018
  • Situation in Iraq's Sinjar region remains combustible MECRA. June 10, 2018
  • Syria remains the foremost proving ground for the world's most powerful armed forces Offiziere. June 9, 2018
  • How significant are Iraq's airstrikes in Syria Rudaw. June 9, 2018
  • Are the Kurds of Iraq and Syria about to reconcile? The New Arab. June 4, 2018
  • Manbij: What might a US-Turkey deal look like? Rudaw. May 31, 2018
  • US imperatives to stay in Rojava Rudaw. May 25, 2018
  • In the air, on the ground and sea: Qatar's arms shopping list is exponentially growing Offiziere. May 22, 2018
  • Yezidi humanitarian situation still poor 4 years after ISIS genocide began Rudaw. May 21, 2018
  • What Sadr's rise to power in Baghdad might mean for Iraqi Kurdistan Offiziere. May 18, 2018
  • Could Iran sustains a war against Israel in Syria? The New Arab. May 17, 2018
  • Would Kurdish speaker in Iraq's parliament change Kurd's fortunes in Baghdad? Rudaw. May 13, 2018
  • 'A marathon of pain': April showed the Syrian conflict is as dangerous as ever The New Arab. May 9, 2018
  • Can Baghdad-Erbil relations be based selectively on Iraqi constitution? Rudaw. May 9, 2018
  • How far will Turkey's anti-PKK operation in Iraqi Kurdistan? Middle East Eye. May 8, 2018
  • Turkey slowly implementing demographic change in Afrin Rudaw. May 3, 2018
  • Kurdish political division before Iraq election weakens Kirkuk claims Rudaw. April 28, 2018
  • Would Russia respond to an Iran-Israel conflict in Syria? The New Arab. April 25, 2018
  • The Peshmerga pose no threat to Iraq Rudaw. April 25, 2018
  • How Iraqi Kurdistan's unity endured the flight ban The New Arab. April 21, 2018
  • Will Arab troops really replace the US ground presence in Rojava Rudaw. April 18, 2018
  • Bigger, not better: Assessing Trump's latest bombing of Syria The New Arab. April 17, 2018
  • Peshmerga can play important role in securing and stabilising Kirkuk Rudaw. April 13, 2018
  • Is the Syrian war about to get even more complicated? The New Arab. April 12, 2018
  • What would happen if Trump pulls US forces out of Syria? Rudaw. April 7, 2018
  • Will Iraq fight Islamic State in Syria? The New Arab. April 6, 2018
  • Iraqi and Syrian deployments hinder Turkish operations against Kurds Rudaw. March 30, 2018
  • Sinjar: The external flashpoint The New Arab. March 28, 2018
  • After Afrin: The Turkish military's next move in Syria Rudaw. March 28, 2018
  • What's behind the PKK withdrawal from Sinjar? The New Arab. March 26, 2018
  • Can majoritarian governance work in Iraq? Rudaw. March 24, 2018
  • Future of northern Syria hinges on US-Turkey Manbij deal The New Arab. March 19, 2018
  • Who will Kurds support in Iraq's upcoming elections? The New Arab. March 15, 2018
  • Iraqi, Turkish actions against Kurds give breathing room to Islamic State group The New Arab. March 12, 2018
  • Coordinated Iraqi-Turkish action against PKK unlikely Rudaw. March 11, 2018
  • Why post-referendum Iraqi Kurdistan is seeking better relations with Iran The New Arab. March 5, 2018
  • Foreign forces likely to remain in Iraq despite Baghdad's grandstanding Rudaw. March 4, 2018
  • Does Iraq need Russian S-400 air defense missiles? Rudaw. March 3, 2018
  • February 2018: The longest short month in the Syrian war The New Arab. March 1, 2018
  • The West Sold Tanks to the Middle East, And Now It's Frustrated War Is Boring. February 27, 2018
  • Redeployment of Russian forces in Afrin could deescalate crisis Rudaw. February 24, 2018
  • Assad in Afrin: Possible ramifications of Damascus' deployment Rudaw. February 21, 2018
  • The US and Turkey's long-term plans for northern Syria The New Arab. February 20, 2018
  • Turkey's Offensive Into Afrin Is Slow and Bloody War Is Boring. February 20, 2018
  • The convoluted geopolitics of the battle for Afrin The New Arab. February 20, 2018
  • How long will the United States stay in Rojava? Rudaw. February 18, 2018
  • The war in Syria is entering a new phase The New Arab. February 12, 2018
  • Turkey's Olive Branch may prove disastrously different than Euphrates Shield Rudaw. February 6, 2018
  • Why Rouhani warned Iran's leadership not to repeat Shah's mistakes The New Arab. February 6, 2018
  • Is Turkey preparing for an ethnic-cleansing of Syrian Kurds? The Region. February 5, 2018
  • The importance of unifying the Peshmerga Rudaw. February 2, 2018
  • Beyond Afrin: How far will Turkey's operation against Kurds go? The New Arab. January 27, 2018
  • Will Ankara and Damascus clash or collaborate in Afrin? Rudaw. January 23, 2018
  • Israeli and Turkish attacks could prolong Syrian war The New Arab. January 22, 2018
  • Iraq Learned Tank Lessons in the War With Islamic State War Is Boring. January 18, 2018
  • A Turkish attack on Kurds will further destabilize Syria's northwest The New Arab. January 17, 2018
  • Did Iraq's takeover of Kirkuk give ISIS breathing room? Rudaw. January 13, 2018
  • Who Really Attacked Russia's Air Base in Syria? War Is Boring. January 12, 2018
  • Assad trains crosshairs on Syria's Idlib province The New Arab. January 12, 2018
  • That time Israel boldly flew F-15s through the air spaces of five Arab countries Offiziere. January 9, 2018
  • Border closure harmed economies of both Iran and Kurdistan Rudaw. January 5, 2018
  • For the Russian Military in Syria, Old Habits Die Hard War Is Boring. December 29, 2017
  • Fortunes of Nineveh's minorities unlikely to improve under Hashd al-Shaabi Rudaw. December 29, 2017
  • Cinemas and concerts: Small steps towards reform in Riyadh and Tehran The New Arab. December 22, 2017
  • Kurdistan Region in Iraq facing widespread protests amidst Iraqi military build-up on its border The Region. December 22, 2017
  • The dangers of Russia's erratic flying in Syria The New Arab. December 22, 2017
  • Iraq's penchant for the 'military option' with Kurdistan The New Arab. December 18, 2017
  • Is Russia forging closer relations with Syria's Kurds? Rudaw. December 15, 2017
  • Russia expanding Middle East footprint with Egypt bases The New Arab. December 15, 2017
  • The US needs to broker a political and security solution in Kirkuk Rudaw. December 10, 2017
  • The narrowing distinctions between the PKK and its offshoots The New Arab. December 8, 2017
  • Erdogan 'open to working with Assad' against Syrian Kurds The New Arab. December 8, 2017
  • Terror and Murder — Islamic State Switches to an Insurgency in Iraq War Is Boring. December 7, 2017
  • After Islamic State, Baghdad cannot govern Iraq from centre The New Arab. December 1, 2017
  • Chinese drones and Russian air defense missiles: Why America's Middle East allies are shopping elsewhere for some of their weapons Offiziere. December 1, 2017
  • Syrian Kurds Have Plenty of Territory - If They Can Keep It War Is Boring. November 30, 2017
  • Can Abadi reel in the Hashd al-Shaabi before May elections? Rudaw. November 29, 2017
  • Iran reaps economic and strategic rewards from Iraqi-Kurdish dispute The New Arab. November 24, 2017
  • No, Iranian Submarines Don't Pose a Major Threat in the Mediterranean War Is Boring. November 17, 2017
  • Clouds form over Kurdistan as experts forecast more fighting with Baghdad The New Arab. November 16, 2017
  • 'Treasonous elements colluded to surrender Kirkuk' says deposed Kurdish governor The New Arab. November 13, 2017
  • Encouraged by Iraq's gains, Assad may attack Syrian Kurds The New Arab. November 10, 2017
  • Can Russia be a better ally to Iraqi Kurdistan than the United States? The Region. November 10, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurdish politics undergoing momentous changes The New Arab. November 9, 2017
  • Brexit Britain making morally questionable deals in the Middle East The New Arab. November 8, 2017
  • The struggle between regular armed forces and paramilitaries in Iraq, Iran and Syria Offiziere. November 2, 2017
  • Divisions in Kurdish ranks drag up civil war-era memories The New Arab. October 30, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurds are tired of being attacked with US-made weapons The New Arab. October 25, 2017
  • What the US needs to do now in Kurdistan Rudaw. October 24, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurdistan in disarray after the loss of Kirkuk The New Arab. October 19, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurdistan's relationship with the US has had its ups-and-downs The New Arab. October 16, 2017
  • Abadi needs to pull Iraq back from destructive course against Kurds Rudaw. October 14, 2017
  • Turkey gearing up to destroy Al-Qaeda's offshoot in Syria The New Arab. October 12, 2017
  • No, the Israeli Air Force Won't Race to Iraqi Kurdistan's Rescue War Is Boring. October 12, 2017
  • Antisemitism as a weapon: The Turkish Media on Kurdish Independence The Region. October 9, 2017
  • America's Kurdish Allies Are Surrounded … By U.S..-Equipped Armies War Is Boring. October 6, 2017
  • The significance of Jalal Talabani's death for Iraq The New Arab. October 6, 2017
  • Russia and Rojava autonomy Rudaw. October 5, 2017
  • How long can the US balance its relations with Baghdad and Erbil? Rudaw. September 30, 2017
  • Turkey's threats could see Syrian and Iraqi Kurds casting aside differences The New Arab. September 28, 2017
  • Baghdad moves to strip Kurdistan of its sovereignty Rudaw. September 28, 2017
  • The U.S. Military Now Has a Permanent Base in Israel War Is Boring. September 27, 2017
  • Worst fears allayed as Kurdish referendum passes peacefully The New Arab. September 26, 2017
  • Damascus puts Kurdish-led militia on notice The New Arab. September 25, 2017
  • Militarily preventing Kurdish referendum will not serve Turkey's interests Rudaw. September 24, 2017
  • How the United States and Iraq tried, but failed, to disband the Kurdish Peshmerga Offiziere. September 23, 2017
  • The Kurds deserve their place under the sun The New Arab. September 21, 2017
  • New conflict over Kirkuk could follow ISIS removal from Hawija Rudaw. September 20, 2017
  • The governor Baghdad wants to remove from office The New Arab. September 19, 2017
  • ISIS recedes in Syria as al-Qaeda offshoot expands The New Arab. September 18, 2017
  • Are Iraq and Syria's campaigns against Islamic State about to converge? Rudaw. September 17, 2017
  • Independent Kurdistan can be a factor for Middle East stability Rudaw. September 13, 2017
  • Why Iraq's Kurds are eagerly pushing ahead with independence referendum The New Arab. September 11, 2017
  • The power plays behind Russia's deconfliction in Afrin Rudaw. September 10, 2017
  • Concurrent Syrian Army and SDF offensives could destroy ISIS in Syria Rudaw. September 7, 2017
  • No force yet poses major threat to ISIS in Deir ez-Zor; analyst Rudaw. September 4, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurds Stockpiled Captured Islamic State Explosives War Is Boring. September 4, 2017
  • Iran wants to invest more in Iraqi Kurdistan Rudaw. September 2, 2017
  • Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation Offiziere. September 2, 2017
  • Putting rising Turkish anti-Americanism in historical context The New Arab. August 31, 2017
  • Tal Afar's problems won't end after Islamic State Rudaw. August 29, 2017
  • Erbil: A city of contrasts Rudaw. August 27, 2017
  • KDPI-Iran border clashes and the Kurdistan referendum Rudaw. August 24, 2017
  • How long will the US stay in Syria The New Arab. August 23, 2017
  • An American century in Iraq? The New Arab. August 17, 2017
  • Mr Sadr goes to Saudi Arabia The New Arab. August 16, 2017
  • What happens after ISIS and who will fill the power vacuum? Rudaw. August 13, 2017
  • Turkey's expanding domestic drone production Offiziere. August 12, 2017
  • Assessing Sadr and Sistani's opposition to the Hashd al-Shaabi Rudaw. August 8, 2017
  • Turkey is targeting Afrin to send a message to Syria's Kurds The New Arab. August 8, 2017
  • Prolonged Qatar blockade has serious ramifications for wider region The New Arab. August 4, 2017
  • What's the significance of Hashd participation in Hawija, Tal Afar operations? Rudaw. August 2, 2017
  • Russia's next half-century in Syria The New Arab. August 1, 2017
  • Iraq plans to shore up its ground forces with Russian T-90 tanks Rudaw. July 30, 2017
  • Aleppo to Mosul: The destruction of cities in Iraq and Syria The New Arab. July 27, 2017
  • Maliki's misguided slander of the Kurdish Peshmerga Rudaw. July 27, 2017
  • KRG independence wouldn't stir up separatism in other Kurdistans Rudaw. July 23, 2017
  • The necessity of restraint in post-Islamic State Iraq The New Arab. July 21, 2017
  • An Independent Kurdistan Would Begin With a Clash War Is Boring. July 21, 2017
  • Kurds have little motivation remaining to 'rebuild Iraq' The New Arab. July 20, 2017
  • Will Iraq become more decentralized after the Islamic State? Rudaw. July 19, 2017
  • Sanctions on Qatar are backfiring … as sanctions usually do The New Arab. July 18, 2017
  • Why doesn't Ireland sympathize with Kurdistan's independence bid? Rudaw. July 14, 2017
  • A Turkish attack on Afrin could spark a full-fledged war in Northern Syria Offiziere. July 13, 2017
  • What does the future hold for Syria's Kurds? The New Arab. July 11, 2017
  • What does Turkey have to fear about Kurdish independence? Rudaw. July 8, 2017
  • Anticipating Mosul's post-Islamic State future The New Arab. July 6, 2017
  • Why in the World Does Turkey Want an Aircraft Carrier? War Is Boring. July 6, 2017
  • The significance of Iran's missile attack on Syria Offiziere. July 3, 2017
  • Would the US really sever Peshmerga funds if Kurdistan secedes? Rudaw. June 30, 2017
  • Turkey prepares to ramp up fight against Syrian Kurds The New Arab. June 29, 2017
  • Islamic State's last stand in Iraq: Who will liberate Hawija? Rudaw. June 25, 2017
  • Kurds can't afford to miss yet another chance for independence Rudaw. June 23, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurdistan makes headway in fighting corruption and FGM The New Arab. June 21, 2017
  • Has the US established de-facto no-fly zones in Syria? The New Arab. June 20, 2017
  • Maliki is root of Sunni desire for separatism, not Kurds' independence drive Rudaw. June 20, 2017
  • The Gulf crisis and future of Qatar's military Offiziere. June 19, 2017
  • The US expands its toehold in southern Syria The New Arab. June 16, 2017
  • Battle of the bottle: Iraq's love-hate relationship with booze The New Arab. June 13, 2017
  • Raqqa's post-ISIS stabilization is as important as the battle itself Rudaw. June 13, 2017
  • Can Saudi Arabia become America's new gendarme in the Persian Gulf? Offiziere. June 12, 2017
  • The Saudi-led blockade on Qatar could backfire for Riyadh The New Arab. June 8, 2017
  • Raqqa or Deir Ezzor: Where will Islamic States' last stand be? Rudaw. June 8, 2017
  • Turkey prepares for potential attack on Syrian Kurds The New Arab. June 8, 2017
  • Hashd al-Shaabi in Shingal and Baghdad amending Article 140 Rudaw. May 28, 2017
  • After Bailing Out Assad, the Russian Military Risks a Syria Quagmire War Is Boring. May 25, 2017
  • Crimes against humanity in Iraqi Kurdistan are rigorously documented The New Arab. May 22, 2017
  • Israel-Saudi relations have come a long way Offiziere. May 22, 2017
  • The United States' relations with Rojava after Islamic State Rudaw. May 20, 2017
  • Saudi Arabia Can't Win Its Own Battles War Is Boring. May 20, 2017
  • The future of 'dark tourism' in Iraqi Kurdistan The New Arab. May 15, 2017
  • Foreign Advisors Are Turning Kurdish Soldiers Into Professionals War Is Boring. May 14, 2017
  • Why Turkey has long coveted Kirkuk and Mosul The New Arab. May 12, 2017
  • Israel Will Try to Smash Hezbollah If There's Another War War Is Boring. May 11, 2017
  • Between Baghdad and Damascus, what's the future for Sunnis? The New Arab. May 11, 2017
  • Is Iraq prepared for the day after ISIS in Mosul? Rudaw. May 10, 2017
  • The ISIS drone threat Offiziere. May 10, 2017
  • Poverty, war, bureaucracy: The obstacles hindering Iraq's education sector The New Arab. May 9, 2017
  • Iraq's humanitarian crisis has hidden the plight of children in Erbil foster home Rudaw. May 6, 2017
  • What Would Happen if Turkey Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria War Is Boring. May 5, 2017
  • Alleged deal for ISIS's withdrawal in Tabqa is not unprecedented in Syria Rudaw. May 4, 2017
  • Can Turkey drive a wedge between the US and YPG? Rudaw. May 3, 2017
  • What Turkey's strikes on Sinjar signify The National. April 30, 2017
  • Who Will Control Raqqa After Islamic State? War Is Boring. April 30, 2017
  • Turkey Is Quite Eager to Buy Russian Anti-Aircraft Missiles War Is Boring. April 29, 2017
  • Iraq and Syria Team Up to Take on Islamic State War Is Boring. April 28, 2017
  • Can Iraq integrate Hashd paramilitaries into the armed forces? Rudaw. April 27, 2017
  • America's Emerging 'Little Sparta' in the Middle East War Is Boring. April 23, 2017
  • Will Damascus clash with SDF over status of regions post-ISIS? Rudaw. April 21, 2017
  • The U.S. Military Expands Its Network of Syrian Airfields War Is Boring. April 20, 2017
  • It's high time for a restoration of Iraq-Saudi relations The New Arab. April 14, 2017
  • Turkey Eyes a Military Incursion Into Iraq War Is Boring. April 13, 2017
  • Assad's opponents and supporters double-down after US missile strike The New Arab. April 11, 2017
  • Trump's Cruise Missile Strike Could Be a Sign of Weakness War Is Boring. April 10, 2017
  • U.S. and Syrian Allies Stormed Across a Lake, Then Overran This Key Air Base War Is Boring. April 5, 2017
  • Turkey's new-old red-lines in Iraqi Kurdistan The New Arab. April 4, 2017
  • A forceful Assad regime could soon face western troops in Syria The National. April 2, 2017
  • Russia Has a Ton of Problems in Syria - Israeli Air Strikes Are Not One of Them War Is Boring. March 30, 2017
  • The geopolitical significance of the Russian deployment to Afrin Rudaw. March 29, 2017
  • How Tabqa Dam collapse could snatch ISIS's defeat from jaws of victory Rudaw. March 26, 2017
  • Lessons From the Deadliest Chemical War That Didn't Happen War Is Boring. March 25, 2017
  • Is Iraqi national identity dying? The New Arab. March 22, 2017
  • US, Russia reject Turkish attempts to sideline Syrian Kurds The New Arab. March 22, 2017
  • That Time America Worried About Russian Troops in Syria — In 1983 War Is Boring. March 19, 2017
  • Deir Ezzor and its place in the fight to destroy ISIL The National. March 18, 2017
  • Does Turkey want to build a new Syrian army? The New Arab. March 15, 2017
  • This Is Not Your Father's Iraqi Army War Is Boring. March 12, 2017
  • Between Moscow and Washington: Turkey's role in Syria's future Rudaw. March 12, 2017
  • The Pentagon Ramps Up Its War in Syria With Marines and Artillery War Is Boring. March 10, 2017
  • Is the Syria-Iraq border still relevant after IS defeats? The New Arab. March 9, 2017
  • Iraq's Shias shouldn't be seen as Tehran's pawn The New Arab. March 8, 2017
  • Is Cairo cosying up to Moscow? Offiziere. March 6, 2017
  • U.S. Troops in Armoured Vehicles Rolled Into Syrian Flashpoint War Is Boring. March 5, 2017
  • The Turkish Army in Syria Is All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go War Is Boring. March 3, 2017
  • After al-Bab: Will Turkey's next move compromise the Kurdish-led Raqqa operation? Rudaw. February 28, 2017
  • A New Generation of Kurdish Fighters Proved Its Mettle Fighting ISIS War Is Boring. February 26, 2017
  • Why Russia is advocating on behalf of Syrian Kurds Rudaw. February 24, 2017
  • Russian Jets Are Using Iranian Airspace to Bomb Syria - Again War Is Boring. February 22, 2017
  • Iraqi Kurds fear Maliki returning to power The New Arab. February 20, 2017
  • Turkey Will Be Alone If It Attacks Syria's Kurds in This City War Is Boring. February 19, 2017
  • Turkey's Syria policy: Fighting ISIS to contain the Kurds The New Arab. February 17, 2017
  • Why Turkey has been taking so long to capture al-Bab Rudaw. February 14, 2017
  • An Iraqi Kurdish precedent for proposed Syrian 'safe zones' The New Arab. February 14, 2017
  • Russian Aircraft Killed Turkish Troops War Is Boring. February 11, 2017
  • Will Assad and Turkey clash or cooperate in al-Bab? The New Arab. February 10, 2017
  • Turkey's Arms Industry Expands at Home and Abroad War Is Boring. February 8, 2017
  • Why Turkey has stopped trying to depose Syria's Assad The New Arab. February 6, 2017
  • Al-Bab's uncertain future: Turkish, Syrian, and Russian interests at play Rudaw. February 5, 2017
  • After Iraq losses, ISIS lashes out in Syria The New Arab. February 4, 2017
  • U.S.-Supplied Armored Vehicles Roll Into Battle in Syria War Is Boring. February 2, 2017
  • Turkey starts building up its Syrian buffer zone The New Arab. January 30, 2017
  • Trump's tightrope walk to establish Syrian 'safe zones' The New Arab. January 27, 2017
  • Is Iraq relying too heavily on elite special forces The New Arab. January 24, 2017
  • Saddam Hussein Seriously Feared a U.S. Nuclear Strike During the Gulf War War Is Boring. January 24, 2017
  • Implications of exclusion of PYD from Astana talks on Syria Rudaw. January 21, 2017
  • The dangers of reshaping Syria's sectarian demographics The New Arab. January 20, 2017
  • Turkey Has Its Reasons to Team Up With Russia in Syria War Is Boring. January 19, 2017
  • From Manbij to Sinjar: Kurds in Iraq, Syria, outsource captured cities to militias The New Arab. January 17, 2017
  • Syrian Militias Ask America - Give Us Your Surface-to-Air Missiles, Please War Is Boring. January 17, 2017
  • Iran doubles down in Syria The New Arab. January 13, 2017
  • The Pentagon Can't Rely on This Turkish Air Base War Is Boring. January 11, 2017
  • When the war is over, the Kurds are on their own The National. January 10, 2017
  • Turkey hopes to keep its toe-hold in Syria The New Arab. January 9, 2017
  • Take a Guess at How Long Russian Troops Will Remain in Syria War Is Boring. January, 8, 2017
  • The Interrogation The New Arab. January 4, 2017
  • For Russia, Syria Is a Proving Ground for High-Tech Weapons War Is Boring. January 4, 2017
  • Mosul operation will drag on into early, mid-2017, analysts predict Rudaw. January 1, 2017
  • US loyalties caught between Turkey and Syria's Kurds The New Arab. December 29, 2016
  • Pressure mounts on PKK over Sinjar presence Al Monitor. December 27, 2016
  • Turkish Soldiers Are Dying in Operation Euphrates Shield War Is Boring. December 26, 2016
  • Britain's New Persian Gulf Venture The National Interest. December 21, 2016
  • Russia's Syria campaign after Aleppo's capture The New Arab. December 20, 2016
  • The Syrian Army Lost Palmyra, So Russia Blamed the United States War Is Boring. December 17, 2016
  • Palmyra's fall a badly needed propaganda coup for ISIS Rudaw. December 12, 2016
  • Assad victory in Aleppo unlikely to affect armed Kurdish presence in city Rudaw. November 30, 2016
  • Peshmerga-Iraqi forces united over Mosul, but can this last? Rudaw. November 3, 2016
  • The scale of Mosul operation presents challenges unlike previous battles with ISIS Rudaw. October 19, 2016
  • Why the PKK wants to participate in the Mosul operation Rudaw. October 18, 2016
  • Peshmerga confident of success in Mosul battle despite shortages Rudaw. October 17, 2016
  • Mosul is 'going to get messy,' analysts predict Rudaw. October 13, 2016
  • What role does Turkey seek to play in Mosul operation? Rudaw. October 9, 2016
  • In upcoming offensive, will Mosul civilians stay or flee? Rudaw. October 6, 2016
  • Is the Mosul operation being launched prematurely? Rudaw. October 5, 2016
  • Assessing the Russian intervention in Syria, one year on Rudaw. September 26, 2016
  • Kurdish MP: No-confidence vote in finance minister Zebari part of plot to bring down Iraqi government Rudaw. September 22, 2016
  • A battered airbase may play key role in offensive to liberate Mosul Rudaw. September 19, 2016
  • Kurdish MP in Baghdad: KRG needs to 'work for negotiated agreement' with Iraq Rudaw. September 18, 2016
  • NASA expert: damage from Qayyara fires will depend on how long they burn Rudaw. September 15, 2016
  • Will Turkey go to Raqqa through Rojava? Rudaw. September 14, 2016
  • Jarablus: Is there any precedent to Turkey's incursion? Rudaw. August 31, 2016
  • A Complicated Triangle: Russia, Turkey and the Syrian Kurds Rudaw. August 29, 2016
  • Don't count on Turkey to defeat ISIS in Syria Rudaw. August 28, 2016
  • Would Turkey favour Assad on its borders over the PYD? Rudaw. August 25, 2016
  • The tragic consequences of a war between the regime and the Kurds in Syria Rudaw. August 19, 2016
  • What's the future of the Kurds in Aleppo? Rudaw. August 8, 2016
  • Shattered Shingal: Resilence among the ruins Rudaw. August 4, 2016
  • Erbil is not another front in the Saudi-Iran regional proxy war Rudaw. July 28, 2016
  • Dealing with ISIS after the demise of the Caliphate Rudaw. July 17, 2016
  • Will Baghdad's deadliest bombing affect plans to liberate Mosul? Rudaw. July 7, 2016
  • How will the Turkish-Russian rapprochement affect Syria's Kurds? Rudaw. July 3, 2016
  • How the SDF operation against ISIS in Manbij benefits Turkey's security Rudaw. June 21, 2016
  • Islamic State under pressure on three fronts Rudaw. May 31, 2016
  • Forget Raqqa: Deir Ezzor is where US-Russia should coordinate against ISIS Rudaw. May 27, 2016
  • On the frontlines in Kurdistan, one woman's mission to feed 'those who face death' Rudaw. May 25, 2016
  • Recent ISIS offensives may indicate it is trying to rebound from serious setbacks Rudaw. May 15, 2016
  • From Tikrit to Bashir Rudaw. May 2, 2016
  • Assessing the future of the Iraqi Army Rudaw. April 11, 2016
  • Ankara's preconditions for Manbij shows its obsession with containing Kurds Rudaw. April 4, 2016
  • Kemal Kirkuki: Fighting ISIS for Kurdistan Rudaw. April 2, 2016
  • From Aleppo to Sulaimani: Turkey's perception of its periphery Rudaw. March 31, 2016
  • Palmyra: Damascus's gateway back into Syria's east Rudaw. March 28, 2016
  • Putting one's finger in Mosul Dam Rudaw. March 4, 2016
  • Washington's bunker buster diplomacy Rudaw. March 3, 2016
  • The effectiveness of the American-led air campaign against ISIS Rudaw. February 24, 2016
  • Talking oil, ISIS and Kurdish independence with Kirkuk governor Rudaw. February 5, 2016
  • The Kurds and the Great Sorting Out Rudaw. January 26, 2016
  • The Death Knell of Iraq's Christian Community Rudaw. January 6, 2016
  • From Shingal to Kobani: Helping the victims of ISIS Rudaw. December 20, 2015
  • The potential implications of Iranian aircraft in Syrian skies Offiziere. December 20, 2015
  • Why Isn't Israel Arming Iraq's Kurds War Is Boring. December 15, 2015
  • A woman's fight for the Yezidis Rudaw. December 14, 2015
  • The noose around ISIS's neck is slowly getting tighter Rudaw. December 13, 2015
  • The Importance of Kurdistan's Stability Rudaw. December 11, 2015
  • Who's Going to Protect Afrin? Rudaw. December 9, 2015
  • Kurdish tolerance thrives as sectarianism plagues the region Rudaw. December 7, 2015
  • Will Russian air power solidify de-facto Syrian Kurdish autonomy? Offiziere. December 2, 2015
  • Despite Russian Warplanes in the Sky, Israel Keeps Bombing Syria War Is Boring. December 1, 2015
  • Baghdad the Broker: Why Baghdad must ensure Erbil it can reign in Shia militias Rudaw. November 30, 2015
  • The necessity of a post-ISIS plan for Mosul and Raqqa Rudaw. November 27, 2015
  • Amman the Arbiter: Why Jordan is the perfect state to bridge a compromise in Syria Offiziere. November 25, 2015
  • Why ISIS would love to stir up trouble in Iran's Khuzestan Province Rudaw. November 23, 2015
  • Why ISIS Welcomes A War With The World Global Comment. November 22, 2015
  • The Kurds: Cutting-off and carving-up the Caliphate Rudaw. November 20, 2015
  • Will Iraq's new F-16s police the 'One Iraq' policy? Offiziere. November 18, 2015
  • After Paris: How NATO should retaliate against ISIS Rudaw. November 18, 2015
  • Damn, There Are a Lot of Bombs Falling on Raqqa War Is Boring. November 17, 2015
  • Will Paris atrocity foster stronger French-Kurdish cooperation against ISIS Rudaw. November 15, 2015
  • The 'Spruance' Precedent War Is Boring. November 13, 2015
  • Applying the Nixon Doctrine to the Kurdish-ISIS war Rudaw. November 12, 2015
  • The Kurds could free Raqqa and Mosul, but should they? Rudaw. November 7, 2015
  • The state of Iranian Kurds behind the curtain of the Middle East turmoil Rudaw. October 30, 2015
  • Should a national army be Iraqi Kurdistan's prerequisite for statehood? Rudaw. October 26, 2015
  • Could an Independent Iraqi Kurdistan Defend Itself? Offiziere. October 22, 2015
  • Why Russian actions will help keep Turkey aligned with Western powers Hurriyet Daily News. October 19, 2015
  • The Sad Symbolism of Captured U.S. Military Hardware War Is Boring October 19, 2015
  • Marching south from Kobani: The end of ISIS in Raqqa Rudaw. October 13, 2015
  • The Kremlin's Warplanes Are a Boon to Syrian Kurdish Fighters War Is Boring. October 12, 2015
  • Russia Is Getting Payback for NATO's War in Libya War Is Boring. October 9, 2015
  • Why Egypt's Military Junta Wants French Mini-Carriers War Is Boring. September 18, 2015
  • Why Turkey Can't Clear the PKK out of Qandil Mountain War Is Boring. September 17, 2015
  • Iraqi Kurdistan's refugee camps ease Europe's burden Rudaw. September 15, 2015
  • Turkey's new war Hurriyet Daily News. September 14, 2015
  • Iraqi Kurdish oil sales and its bid for independence Rudaw. August 30, 2015
  • Islamic State Threat Brings Israel and Jordan Closer Together War Is Boring. August 17, 2015
  • That time the United States was opposed to Israel negotiating a non-proliferation agreement War Is Boring. July 20, 2015
  • In the 90s Bill Clinton Considered Bombing Iran War Is Boring. July 15, 2015
  • Fears of an Aggressive Iran are Far Older Than the Islamic Republic War Is Boring. May 27, 2015
  • The Tomahawk Missile's First Mission Was Over ... Iran? War Is Boring. April 7, 2015
  • Resolving to make Kobani Islamic States's Stalingrad Digital Journal. October 20, 2014
  • Assessing past Iranian intellectual perceptions of Israel Uskowi on Iran. July 19, 2014
  • Assad's consistent ambiguity on Syria's chemical weapons Digital Journal. October 14, 2013
  • The Dark Gene Precedent Uskowi on Iran. July 4, 2012.

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