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Into the Furnace: Harsh Realities of the Kurdish Referendum

By Alex Rand

​Part 3: Political, Diplomatic, and Military Realities

Should Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum succeed the next set of hurdles facing the KRG center around a number of…

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Black Gold: Natural Resources & The Kurdish Referendum

By Alex Rand

​Part 2: Natural Resources Dilemma 

One of the several hurdles facing Kurdish efforts for independence comes in the form of natural resources. The various Kurdish…

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Birth of a Nation? Analysis of the Kurdish Independence Referendum

By Alex Rand

​Part 1: Historical Context

For as long as the Kurds have existed they have been subject to non-Kurdish rule, whether it be Arab, Persian, Ottoman, British or a myriad…

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The Great Game: Obscure History Made Accessible

By Alex Rand

To most readers, the idea of cracking open a book on Central Asian history sounds unpleasant. Unfamiliar places and strange names tend to throw off most western readers, since…

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Self Defense Training in the Middle East: More Than a Rape Prevention Strategy

by Rachel LaPointe

“Women don’t know how strong they truly are,” says Lina Khalifeh, founder and owner of SheFighter, the first Middle Eastern self-defense academy and martial arts studio…

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Taming the Hydra: US Policy in Iraq in the Post-IS Landscape

By Tophie Fisher

On Monday October 17, 2017,the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the hands of the so-called Islamic State (IS) began. The offensive, which is a joint operation…

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Water Wars in Yemen

By Natalie Hettle

Yemen’s water crisis is the worst in the Middle East. Yemen is located on a dry, semi-arid portion of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen has no rivers unlike Syria, Egypt, Iraq…

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A War Among Friends

By Alex Rand

The age-old adage goes “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. However, the United States now finds itself in a situation of “the enemy of my friend is still my friend”. In the…

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Recent Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Intransigence Worsens, Despite Continued Efforts

By Tophie FIsher

As one of the most iconic and perpetual conflicts in the past century, Israeli-Palestinian relations in 2016 remain mired in the same caustic struggle that characterized…