US Iraq Withdrawal confronts hardline militias that refuse to disarm, threatening Baghdad’s sovereignty and Iran’s expanding corridor of armed proxies.
Browsing: Sovereignty
Lebanon’s Lebanon-Israel framework is not merely bad—it crosses from regrettable into intolerable, binding sovereignty to obligations the state cannot enforce.
Iraq’s omission from US-Iran talks reveals a quiet shift in how Tehran maintains influence inside Baghdad’s political system.
Baghdad faces a narrowing strategic field as a Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi axis, U.S. drawdown, and Iranian constraints reshape Iraq’s security choices.
The Arab refusal to recognize Zionism as Jewish nationhood creates a sovereign paradox; lasting peace requires accepting Zionism recognition.
The Trump Gaza Plan’s revival erases Palestinian representation, shifting governance to an international administrative regime under Trump’s control
Iran’s juntocracy deepens control over Iraqi Shia networks, blocking al-Zaidi’s bid to disarm militias and reclaim state sovereignty.
Cross-border chaos is erasing Middle East sovereignty, spreading the U.S.-Iran war across Yemen, Egypt, and into Ukraine in a Hobbesian breakdown.
Iraq stands at a historic crossroads. This analysis explores whether Baghdad can learn from Japan’s past to secure long-term stability and regional peace.
A veteran diplomat challenges prevailing geopolitical assumptions, arguing that power, deterrence, and interests still shape global order.