Preface: This study examines and analyses Iraq's relations with Iran since the Ba'th party's accession to power in Iraq in 1968. It is the primary purpose of this book to examine Iraq's relations with Iran since 1968 in a systematic and comprehensive fashion, by attempting to synthesize the...

The Kurdistan region of Iraq is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as a result of the influx of Syrian refugees which began in 2012 and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2014. The region's population increased by 28 percent over a short period, placing strains on the local economy,...

"The Iraq war was a multiple assault on the foundations and rules of the existing UN-centered world order. It called into question the adequacy of the existing institutions for articulating global norms and enforcing compliance with the demands of the international community. It highlighted also...