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Tallha Abdulrazaq

Dr Tallha Abdulrazaq is an award-winning researcher at the University of Exeter's Strategy and Security Institute, specializing in military operations and counterterrorism." His Twitter handle is @DrTalAbdulrazaq.

OPINION

The Baghdad summit in the shadow of Iraq’s domestic problems

by Tallha Abdulrazaq
1 September 2021

In an attempt to promote Iraq as the Switzerland of the Middle East, a neutral ground from which regional rivals can hash out agreements, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi hosted a regional summit on August 28, with the unusual inclusion of France, that brought together regional foes Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Kuwait. However, rather than Baghdad being any kind of neutral

OPINION

Iraq’s elections will bring more instability

It is of no surprise that the Iraqi people have lost faith in their country’s electoral system. Polling in Iraq since the earliest days of the American occupation post-2003 has always been marred by sectarian politics, violence against “undesirable” candidates, and the blacklisting of large swathes of Iraqis for alleged ties to the former Baathist dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, which was toppled by an illegal invasion. In more recent years,

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by Tallha Abdulrazaq
1 August 2021
OPINION

A revived Iran nuclear deal will not help Iraq

Recent events in Iraq related to the continuing tug-of-war between

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by Tallha Abdulrazaq
7 July 2021
OPINION

The Baghdad summit in the shadow of Iraq’s domestic problems

by Tallha Abdulrazaq
1 September 2021

In an attempt to promote Iraq as the Switzerland of the Middle East, a neutral ground from which regional rivals can hash out agreements, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi hosted a regional summit

More
OPINION

Iraq’s elections will bring more instability

by Tallha Abdulrazaq
1 August 2021

It is of no surprise that the Iraqi people have lost faith in their country’s electoral system. Polling in Iraq since the earliest days of the American occupation post-2003 has always been

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OPINION

A revived Iran nuclear deal will not help Iraq

by Tallha Abdulrazaq
7 July 2021

Recent events in Iraq related to the continuing tug-of-war between the United States on one side and Iran on the other might suggest that Iraqis would be better off if the two

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    By Umud Shokri
    Iran’s Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian war
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    The death of Mahsa Amini: The women’s issue in Iran
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    By Selcuk Bacalan
    The recent events in Baghdad and their reflections on the Turkmens
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    By Mehmet Alaca
    Sadr’s eternal dilemma: Politician or cleric?

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