EL PAIS International
September 9th, 2015 by MERI
“Even before June 2014, Kirkuk was facing a large number of internally displaced due to the crisis of Al Anbar,” recalls a report published on Tuesday by the Middle East Research Institute.
BBC – World Service
September 1st, 2015 by MERI
The Kurdish Peshmerga were surprised by the emergence of ISIS last year and suffered from great losses, and other Kurds from Turkey, Syria and Iran came to the rescue.
Al Jazeera English
August 20th, 2015 by MERI
It’s the politics that decide what happens to the law, rather than the law deciding what happens to the politics. Everything here is politicised, and this issue is a political one.
Anadolu Agency
August 18th, 2015 by MERI
Iran’s role compared to USA, Turkey and Europe is greater when it comes to solving the issues in the Kurdistan Region.
Voice of America
August 11th, 2015 by MERI
Unless they are ensured with sophisticated and integral mechanisms, it’s easy for the majority rule to overwhelm minorities, and we’ve seen good examples of that in Iraq, in the entire Middle East.
BBC – World Service
July 30th, 2015 by MERI
MERI President Dlawer Ala’Aldeen joins David Eades and his panel of experts as they discuss the question – will the world ever allow an independent Kurdistan?
Al Jazeera English
July 15th, 2015 by MERI
Iranian economic influence will bring with it increased prospects for economic growth and investments. The KRG, for example, is interested in importing gas from Iran in order to produce cheap electricity.
Reuters
July 12th, 2015 by MERI
Kurdish disunity has already undermined a lot of Barzani’s efforts for greater sovereignty. These efforts include lobbying in Washington and Europe for recognition and direct political, military and economic support.
Bloomberg
June 11th, 2015 by MERI
The election will help the Kurds integrate better within Turkish democracy. It will also create better business opportunities for Kurds inside Iraq and access to global energy market and trade through Turkey.
Carnegie MEC
June 11th, 2015 by MERI
A high-level conference in Erbil explores the institutionalisation and unification of Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Forces, who are in the midst of confronting the threat posed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.