Tracking US Goals in Iraq within the Framework of Strengthening NATO-Iraq Cooperation

Tracking US Goals in Iraq within the Framework of Strengthening NATO-Iraq Cooperation

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.

Addressing Roots of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah Disputes, US Motivation to Reduce Tension

Addressing Roots of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah Disputes, US Motivation to Reduce Tension

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.