Why Invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan May Result in Collapse of Mid-East

Why Invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan May Result in Collapse of Mid-East

The Iraqi Kurdish issue should be solved only through diplomatic means, Israeli political analyst Avigdor Eskin told Sputnik. According to Eskin, one should take into account both the political and economic interests of regional and global players in the region, as well as the unstoppable Kurdish enthusiasm to gain independence. In case Middle Eastern powers…

Why the Kurds Remain Vulnerable

Why the Kurds Remain Vulnerable

The overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in the referendum in northern Iraq is re-energising Kurdish nationalism and the demand for a separate Kurdish state. “Bye bye, Iraq! Bye bye, Iraq!”, chanted demonstrators in Irbil, capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), as they danced in the streets after the polls closed. The impact of the referendum is…

Unravelling the Riddle of the Kurds’ Iraqi Pipedream

Unravelling the Riddle of the Kurds’ Iraqi Pipedream

Wily clannish capo Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), has announced that “Yes” won Monday’s non-binding independence referendum. Now that index fingers in indelible indigo ink are out of the way, the real battle between the KRG and Baghdad begins. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the Iraqi Supreme Court have denounced…

A Cluster of Change: In the Arab World Events are Ripening, Potentially Changing the Region Radically

A Cluster of Change: In the Arab World Events are Ripening, Potentially Changing the Region Radically

When speaking of the Middle East, Domestic and international MSM pay close attention to the American administration’s relation strategies with the countries of the region as well as on what pitfalls it encounters. Nevertheless there are enough problems even without the USA. Saudi Arabia is poised in front of monarchical change and is faced with…

As Kirkuk Boils, Kurdistan About to Hurl Iraq into Turmoil Over ‘Independence’ Referendum

As Kirkuk Boils, Kurdistan About to Hurl Iraq into Turmoil Over ‘Independence’ Referendum

Kurdistan’s President Massoud Barzani’s rushed plan for the region will only wreak havoc. A fresh Kirkuk conflict which pits Kurdish forces against Iraqi militias may result in a new Kurdistan which could exclude the president from office just as quickly ‘Ethnic cleansing’ is the term a CIA officer coined when writing a report about the…