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1 – 10 of 10The latest federal budget, which had also been blocked because of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, was simultaneously finalised and passed to parliament. The long…
IRAQ/IRAN: Kadhimi will placate Iran ahead of polls
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264058
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IRAN/US: Mounting sanctions would be hard to unwind
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257130
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The main assault from the south is led by the national army, with US air support. However, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) are also participating to the east and…
Prospects for Syria in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225810
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This comes as local press report that powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr might be prepared to lift his election boycott, on certain conditions. Sadrist backing was crucial to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263577
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At home, his administration will focus on economic revival and reform, and on COVID-19 public health measures. In foreign affairs, Biden’s team will focus on rebuilding US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257691
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Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227675
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Promised extra food rations have yet to appear, deepening economic pressure on households. Last year’s twin shocks of the pandemic and oil-price collapse contributed to a fiscal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260779
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The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its long-stalled 'peace process' with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In response, the PKK has ended its ceasefire…