Tallha Abdulrazaq

Why are the US and Iraq killing each other’s soldiers again?

The US strikes that target Shia militias actually target a branch of the Iraqi Army.

MBS purges in Saudi Arabia are nothing but a power grab

The arrests of Muhammad bin Nayef and Ahmed bin Abdulaziz demonstrate the extent to which the crown prince is willing to go to keep his grip on power.

NATO and the West's dereliction of duty in Syria and Turkey

If the West and NATO continue on the path they have chosen, it will allow Vladimir Putin to reshape the post-Soviet world order in his image.

After Hanau, right-wing racism needs to be viewed as radicalism

For decades now, Western states have ignored the threat within, rooted deeply in racist ideology and scientific racism, for how much longer can it ignore the danger of far-right terrorism?

Iraq's new PM is backed by powerful cleric Sadr, and the same old violence

Mohammed Allawi represents the same establishment protesters want to get rid of, and this is best encapsulated by Moqtada al Sadr's u-turn on the protest movement.

No one fears democracy in Libya more than the UAE

The UAE's involvement in Libya is about preserving the Emirati monarchy thousands of kilometres away.

For the sake of its people, Iraq must remain neutral in US-Iran standoff

Iraq is far too fragile to find itself on a collision course with the US, for the sake of Iran.

Neither the US nor Iran are good guys in Iraq

Both Washington and Tehran have embarked on reckless foreign policies in Iraq, which deny Baghdad sovereignty and have led to constant instability.

Is the death of Iran's Soleimani a game changer for the Middle East?

The Iranian general was the key figure in stretching Tehran's influence across the Middle East. His death will be a bitter blow for the country's regional ambitions.

Is this the beginning of the end for US influence in Iraq?

Iranian backed militias seem just as powerful as they did before this latest escalation as demonstrated by the ongoing crisis at the US embassy in Baghdad.

No one should be surprised when Iraq kills its own people

More than 500 Iraqi protesters have been killed by security services and militias with little indication that those responsible will be brought to justice.

UAE spy programme is counter-democracy not counterterrorism

The recent investigation exposing the UAE's cyber-surveillance program fits in neatly with the country's quest to silence democratic actors across the Middle East.