A | A | A

Iraq

FeaturesFeatures
courtesy: MA/Wikimedia Commons
9 September 2011The clock is ticking for the Assad regime BY Samyukta Lakshman

As the Arab Spring consigns another dynastic autocrat to the annals of history, the focus shifts to Syria and its President Bashar al-Assad’s efforts to cling to power.

For decades,

Tagged Under
Abhyankar
,
al-Assad
,
Alawite
,
Arab Spring
,
assad
,
Democracy
,
India-Syria
,
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Libya
,
Rajendra Abhyankar
,
reform
,
Syria
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: WTCTributeinLight/WikimediaCommons
10 September 2011Europe after a decade BY Shada Islam

Muslims were adamant that Al Qaeda and terrorism had nothing to do with their religion. Nobody believed them, however. It was a question of guilt by association. Images of Palestinians cheering

Tagged Under
9/11
,
Afghanistan
,
Al-qaeda
,
Barack Obama
,
Iraq
,
national security
,
New York
,
osama bin laden
,
Pakistan
,
terrorism
,
Twin Towers
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: WTCTributeinLight/WikimediaCommons
10 September 2011Remember the horror of 9/11 BY Bangkok Post Editorial

The terrible events of September 11, 2001 are, in US President Barack Obama's words, "forever seared in the consciousness of our nation" and the passage of time will never diminish them. Such

Tagged Under
9/11
,
Afghanistan
,
Al-qaeda
,
Bangkok post
,
Barack Obama
,
Iraq
,
national security
,
New York
,
osama bin laden
,
Pakistan
,
terrorism
,
Thailand
,
Twin Towers
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: WTCTributeinLight/WikimediaCommons
6 September 2011Making sense of 9/11 BY Prince El Hassan bin Talal

Amman - Over the past ten years, much has been written in an attempt to make sense of what happened on 11 September 2001. It is a difficult task. Analysing evil is not easy. Terror makes no sense

Tagged Under
9/11
,
Afghanistan
,
Al-qaeda
,
Barack Obama
,
Iraq
,
Jordan
,
national security
,
New York
,
osama bin laden
,
Pakistan
,
terrorism
,
Twin Towers
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: DVIDSHUB/ Flickr
1 September 2011The price of 9/11 BY Joseph Stiglitz

NEW YORK – The September 11, 2001, terror attacks by Al Qaeda were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama bin Laden probably never imagined. President George W. Bush

Tagged Under
Al Qaeda
,
George. W. Bush
,
Iraq
,
Islamabad
,
Kabul
,
Middle East
,
osama bin laden
,
U.S
,
U.S Federal Reserve
,
war on terrorism
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: Richard Giles/wikimediacommons
7 September 2011China’s Golden Decade BY

As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the question on most people’s minds is: how has 9/11 changed the world?

Tagged Under
9/11
,
Asia
,
China
,
Economics
,
Iraq
,
United States
,
US
,
War on terror
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: Official US Navy Imagery/Flickr
4 September 2011China’s Challenge at Sea BY Aaron L. Friedberg

America’s fiscal woes are placing the country on a path of growing strategic risk in Asia.

With Democrats eager to protect social spending and Republicans anxious to avoid tax hikes, and

Tagged Under
Afghanistan
,
Beijing
,
Iraq
,
japan
,
pentagon
,
South Korea
,
Washington
,
Western Pacific
BackgroundersBackgrounders
courtesy: Emilfaro/WikimediaCommons
3 August 2011Maplecroft Terrorism Risk Index 2011 BY Maplecroft

New research has rated the fledgling state of South Sudan in the top five countries most at risk from terrorist attacks after Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan, whilst data also reveals that

Tagged Under
Afghanistan
,
Iraq
,
maplecroft
,
Pakistan
,
Somalia
,
South Sudan
,
terrorism
,
terrorism risk index
,
TRI
Op-EdsOp-Eds
courtesy: USGovernmentWork/Flickr.com
1 November 2011America's Pacific Century BY U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10 years, we have allocated immense resources to

Tagged Under
Afghanistan
,
American foreign policy
,
Asia
,
Iraq
,
United States
,
US
ArticlesArticles
courtesy: Stevenodgrass/Flickr
9 December 2011Exxon's deal with the Kurds inflames Baghdad BY Patrick Cockburn

The bombshell exploded last month when Exxon Mobil, the world's largest oil company, defied the instructions of the Baghdad government and signed a deal with the Iraqi Kurds to search for oil in

Tagged Under
Exxon
,
Iraq
,
Kurds
,
oil
,
Regional Kurdish government

current journals

1 May 2012
BY Andrew Moravcsik
Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs
courtesy: Foreign Affairs
1 July 2011
In-house PublicationsIn-house Publications
courtesy: Gateway House
1 January 2012
BY Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
In-house PublicationsIn-house Publications
courtesy: Gateway House