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Iraq's Abadi may consolidate power in reform battle

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IRAQ

Government reforms.

Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds face a more peripheral future

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IRAQ

Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…

Iraq’s Sunnis face an uncertain future

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IRAQ

The slow government-led offensive against IS has raised questions about the future governance of territory reclaimed from the jihadi group, especially in Nineveh province. There…

Iraqi Shia clerics will push Tehran to reduce meddling

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IRAQ

Clerics' influence on policymaking.

Prospects for Iraq in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Iraq in 2018.

Iraq’s elections point to broad-based unity cabinet

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IRAQ

Iraq is struggling to finalise the results of national elections on May 12. However, the probable broad outlines of the next parliament are already visible, with the political…

Turkish rapprochement with West will be selective

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TURKEY

The ‘exploratory’ meeting is the first between the NATO partners since 2016. It follows months of sabre-rattling in the Eastern Mediterranean, and takes place against the…

Iraqi Kurdish referendum will go ahead on time

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IRAQ

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) plans to hold the poll in all Kurdish-controlled areas of the country, including territories disputed with Baghdad. Although the vote is…

Turkish foreign policy will now concentrate on Kurds

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TURKEY

Turkey’s foreign policy since 2002.

Iran and Turkey will compartmentalise relations

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IRAN/TURKEY

As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…