Journal of Political and Security Studies

مجلة الدراسات السياسية والأمنية Vol. 1 - Issue.0   المجلد (الأول) العدد (صفر) آذار 2018  مجلة معتمدة يصدرها مركز الدراسات المستقبلية المحتويات أ.م.د. ئوميد رفيق فتاح، تأثير الاستخبارات في الحرب ضد الأرهاب في العراق ................................................  6 أ.م.د. عابد خالد رسول، السياسة الأمنية في الدول الفيدرالية (دراسة مقارنة) ..............................................  38 أ.د. رشيد عمارة الزيدي، القوات غير النظامية وأثرها في الأمنِ المجتمَعي (اطار نظري) ..................................   64        ...

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...