Analysis Of The Iraqi Kurds

and Turkey. The Kurds are the biggest ethnicity on the planet without a state to this day. This paper will focus on the Iraqi part of Kurdistan, for it has come the closest to a state-like notion as per Weber’s definition. Iraqi Kurdistan is a region characterized by many diplomatic issues due to lack of acceptance as a state. The region was established through an autonomy agreement with Iraqi government in 1970 after decades of disputes between the Iraqi government and the Kurds in the north. The

World Bank, 2005). Oil security, and specifically oil security in the Gulf, had been part of US military strategy for thirty years prior to the invasion in 2003 (Ritchie & Rogers, 2007). In 1981, Iraq was identified as a threat: as even before the Iraqi–Iranian war such a contingency exerted a major influence on U.S. force planning for non-NATO contingencies; Iraq’s Soviet-supplied armed forces are the largest of any in the Gulf region; and the principal oil fields of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are within

Iraq is located in the Middle East and shares its borders with 6 neighboring countries. Saudi Arabia borders Iraq to the Southwest and Iran borders Iraq to the East and Northeast. Kuwait borders a small portion of Iraq at the most southeastern tip. Syria neighbors Iraq to the Northwest and Turkey borders to the North. Jordan borders a small portion of Iraq to the West. The location of Iraq is directly related to the current instability in Iraq. Iraq has a history of turmoil and conflict. During

The Kurds Need Our Help: Why Can’t We Give It To Them? Critiquing the view of Britain as a ‘Good International Citizen’ ** Introduction ** In wake of the globally ignored, and ultimately nullified ‘yes’ vote to self-determination in Iraqi-Kurdistan, this article seeks to scrutinise the pragmatic approach in which Britain conducts foreign affairs. More specifically, I will challenge the consistency of the British diplomatic establishment adhering to ‘Good International Citizenship’ on the world

articles I will show the sectarian policies enforced by Maliki 's rule caused political instability and military and governmental weakness that generated the extremist ideologies in which fuel the ISIS advances. In Bill Ardolino and Bill Roggio’s analysis: “A protracted struggle ahead for Iraq,” they describe the factors that generated opportunities for Isis rapid advances, including a politically

Hussein……………………………………... Page 3-7 Summary of first half…………………………………………………………….Page 7 Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein…………………………………..Page 7-13 Summary of Second half…………………………………………………………Page 13 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………... Page 14-15 Analysis of Current Events: ISIS in Iraq……………………………………......Page 16 Works Cited………………………………………………………………………Page 17 Abstract In order to fully interpret the nation of Iraq’s holistic condition during and after the Saddam Era, Social, Political, and

Sociologist Richard Schaefer argues that social scientists generally recognize some characteristics that distinguish micro-cultural groups from the dominant culture, including religion, dress, membership, and marriage. In the following analysis, some of the characteristics of micro-cultural groups are applied to Yezidis to determine how this special religious minority group fits into the dominant Kurdish Muslim cultural context within Kurdistan region of Iraq. The first distinct characteristic

of government. This is also the case, because the Kurdish diaspora do not have a homeland and consequently no government. Third and last, the interactions affect government and states. This requirement is also met because of the possibilities the Kurds have to influence their homeland and host countries’ policies. Thus, due to the fact that the Kurdish diaspora meets the three requirements it provides a perfect example of transnational politics and is a good example of the difference between international

organizations and Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program reflected questionable intelligence analysis. According to proponents who asserted a democratic domino theory, the example of Iraqi democracy would ultimately result in a peaceful and secure Middle East as other

worldview or neoconservative perspective of some of his key advisor. People thought the attempt of an assassination on the former President George H. W. Bush can have also been the reason Bush went to war. (Viotti & Kauppi, 2009) A second level of analysis is examining what kind of policy makers we had at that time. Most were neoconservatives. Neoconservatives saw American purposes served by spreading democracy to “rogue states” such as Iraq. The White House’s intention at the time was to transform