Tag: sajad
Saudi extremism and the “uncomfortable truths” the West needs to face
On 4 February, a Saudi military spokesman, Ahmed al-Asiri, announced that the Arabian kingdom is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight...
Planning for the 2016 budget in iraq
As the final quarter of the year approaches the Budget Office in the Finance Ministry is preparing the framework document which the final budget...
A strategic vision to defeat daesh
After more than a year of the ‘caliphate’ that daesh has brought to the Middle East, the military campaign continues to progress against an...
The Upcoming Conflict in OPEC
Since the beginning of 2015 there have been several reports that the three largest producers in OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, would increase...
What the 2015 Election Results Mean for the UK Government’s Policies
At 12.30pm on Friday 8 May 2015 the Conservative Party leader and current UK Prime Minister David Cameron entered Buckingham Palace to meet with...
The Employment Crisis in Iraq
At the beginning of 2015 several demonstrations took place in Iraq protesting the lack of new civil service positions due to the austerity budget....
The Increasing Budget Deficit in Iraq
The fall in oil prices in the second half of 2014 came as a surprise to the Iraqi government and this led to several...
Analysis: Obama’s Nowruz Message
To mark the Persian New Year of Nowruz, President Obama released a video greeting to the Iranian people. “For decades, our nations have been...
