A shadow caliphate emerges from the ruins

A shadow caliphate emerges from the ruins

By Bill LawThe narrative is an appealing one. The Islamic State (ISIS or IS) is cornered and down to defending a single village, Barghuz, in southeastern Syria near the Iraqi border. A vast caliphate that once stretched across Syria and Iraq is utterly vanquished....
Will Iraq realign toward Saudi Arabia in 2018?

Will Iraq realign toward Saudi Arabia in 2018?

By Umer Karim  January 14, 2018   Since King Salman ascended to the Saudi throne three years ago, Riyadh’s foreign policy has become increasingly muscular, underscored by the ongoing Yemen and Qatar crises. The rise of Iranian influence in the Middle East has...