Iraq’s Future in the Light of the Recent Political and Security Developments

Hisham al-Hashmi (Interview) Keywords: Iraq, Politics, Security Development https://doi.org/10.31271/jopss.10006 مستقبل العراق في ضوء التطورات السياسية والأمنية الأخيرة This interview with Hisham al-Hashmi was conducted in Baghdad on March 14, 2018, by Dr.Zmkan Ali Saleem. Al-Hashmi is Baghdad based security and political researcher and analyst. Dr Saleem is a researcher and the director of International Affairs Department at the Centre for Future Studies. Full Text

The Kurds in Iraq: Problem and Solution Attempts

Dr. Jalal Hasan Mistaffa                       Keywords: Kurds, Federalism, Iraqi governments https://doi.org/10.31271/jopss.10005 الكورد في العراق: المشكلة ومحاولات الحل ملخص البحث إن تأریخ الکورد في العراق حافل بالمشاکل المتعلقة بعدم تمثیلهم العادل في مؤسسات صناعة القرار في المرکز و عدم إدارتهم لشؤونهم في المناطق ذات الکثافة الکوردیة و ضعف تمتعهم بالحقوق الثقافیة. إضافة إلی تلک المعوقات، فقد...

Journal of Political and Security Studies

An accredited journal issued by the Center for Future Studies, Is a non-governmental center licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the KRG-Iraq ISSN: 2617-0930 (Online), ISSN: 2617-0949 (Print) DOI: https://doi.org/10.31271/jopss Email: [email protected] Volume 1 - Issue 1, June 2018 List of Contents Dr. Yusuf Goran An Academic Journal about Security, Why? .......................................... 11 Assist. Prof. Dr. Omed R. Fatah The influence of intelligence in the...

The Kurdish Challenge to U.S. Strategy in Iraq

Zmkan Ali Saleem Published by the Washington Institute The current U.S. administration sees Iran and its rising political clout in Iraq and beyond as a grave threat to its own interests and those of its allies in the Middle East. As a result, Washington has pursued a political strategy that centers on limiting Iran’s influence in Iraq. To realize this strategy, the...

Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan: Heading Toward Confrontation

Dr. Zmkan A. Saleem Original publisher's link  The Islamic Republic of Iran and the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq maintain cordial relations, and the two neighbors have publicly cooperated in battling the Islamic State (IS). However, this might change soon. The authorities in Tehran are increasingly frustrated with the Kurdish leadership’s decision to hold an independence referendum on September 25 in...