Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 , 18:20Washingtonpost.com | By Selcan Hacaoglu | Bloomberg
The U.S. and Turkey have been allies for more than six decades, but in recent years their relationship has been repeatedly strained by disputes. Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile-defense system is the source of the most serious conflict. Other topics of friction include a Turkish military offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia allied with the U.S. and a U.S. prosecution of one of Turkey’s biggest banks. The U.S. and Turkey run the two largest armies in NATO and affirm the need to maintain their alliance, but the quarrels have eroded trust on both sides.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 , 18:34nytimes.com | By Lara Jakes | Dec. 9, 2020
Officials said President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. must keep from alienating the government in Ankara even as the U.S. and European allies try to curb Turkey’s military ambitions with sanctions.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 , 15:24Foreignpolicy.com | By Farhad Alaaldin, Kenneth M. Pollack
If the Iraqi government fails to pay state workers’ salaries in January, it could lead to widespread instability and violence. The United States and the international community must shore up Baghdad’s finances before it’s too late.
Monday, 7 December, 2020 , 15:59Duvarenglish.com
A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Ayşegül Doğan to six years and three months in prison on bogus charges that are related to her journalistic activities. "Unfortunately, this ruling shows what the judiciary has come to. I hope the appeals court will overturn it," one of her lawyers said.
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020 , 15:40
Monday, 16 November, 2020 , 16:11washingtoninstitute.org| Michael Knights | November 13, 2020
Spending cuts are necessary and overdue in the Kurdistan Region, but international players need to ameliorate the impact of politicized provisions in the new funding deficit law.
Monday, 9 November, 2020 , 18:0107/12/2002
Biden addresses Kurdistan parliament in Erbil on 7th December 2002
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Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 , 15:48Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Dr. Najmaldin O. Karim, the Governor of Kirkuk in Iraqi Kurdistan, founding president of the Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI), and a prominent neurosurgeon in the Washington area, died on October 30, 2020. He was surrounded by family and loved ones.
Monday, 2 November, 2020 , 14:53Washingtonpost.com | By Harrison Smith
Najmaldin Karim, a Kurdish neurosurgeon and political activist who served as a bridge between the United States and his native Iraq, promoting Kurdish interests on Capitol Hill before returning to his war-ravaged hometown as provincial governor of Kirkuk, died Oct. 30 at a hospital in Olney, Md. He was 71.
Sunday, 1 November, 2020 , 19:21We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our dear friend Dr. Najmaldin Karim, vice-president of our Institute, on the night of Friday October 30 to Saturday October 31 in Washington at the age of 71, following a long illness.
