Kifah Mahmood

Iran’s nuclear program is no longer merely an energy project or even a card in negotiations with the West. Over the years, it has become part of the psychological and political nucleus of the regime itself. Its survival seems tied to its success in safeguarding this “strategic achievement,” its…

A new narrative that deserves careful scrutiny is seeping into the debate over weapons in Iraq. The discussion is no longer about “disarming” the non-state actors that fall under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) but rather about “controlling” these weapons and “placing them…