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Items by Abdulwahhab Badrakhan
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Iraq protests expose the crisis in the regime’s integrity
A third wave of protests in Iraq, following those in 2015 and 2018, continues to shake the three pillars of the regime — the constitution, electoral law and an independent judiciary — although protesters’ basic demands are not political. There is, nevertheless, a general conviction that they are impossible to…
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Trump’s racism and his campaign for a second term
Among all the attributes ascribed to US President Donald Trump by the now former British Ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch, racism did not appear in the leaks that hit London earlier this month. Maybe this was because the ambassador’s secret messages to his bosses in Westminster had been made soon…
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The use of the militias against protesters means that Sudan has missed a historic opportunity
It is still not clear what’s going to have a stronger influence on the choices of the military leaders in Sudan. The public mediation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who delivered, through the African Union, a message from the international community demanding the immediate handover of power to a…
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Iran and investment in the survival of Daesh
The geographical area occupied by Daesh is diminishing, according to the Pentagon, but the organisation itself will not disappear. The US Secretary of State has told his counterparts from 75 countries participating in the “international coalition” that the war on Daesh is not yet over. This is the same conclusion…
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An Iranian endeavour to booby-trap Iraq
During a five-day visit to Iraq, the Iranian foreign minister focused on two matters: the US military presence and the need to end it, and the issue of reconstructing the areas affected by the war on Daesh. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s talk included government officials, but the most important participants were…