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Most countries of the Middle East and the Global South operating under authoritarian regimes share a single structural crisis, one whose substance…
From Historical Necessity to Questions of Reassessment and Renewal The left in most countries of the Middle East and the Global South…
With fierce anger burning in our hearts and an unbreakable resolve, we mourn the assassination of the courageous feminist and leftist leader…
For the first time, several well-known armed groups in Iraq have released statements supporting the idea of āthe stateās monopoly on the…
Khaled Salman Raseef remembers being jolted awake by a loud explosion near his home on the morning of November 19, 2005 ā…
1. The Iraqi Left Between Participation and Boycott in the 2025 Elections This article comes at a critical political and organizational moment…
I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from Los Angeles.…
In U.S. political talk, Iraq is often treated as a āfinished chapter.ā The invasion is history, the occupation is history, and even…
Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he…
In the context of the transformations taking place within the Iraqi and international left, it is essential to combine traditional forms of…
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