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How Iran Secured a Supply Route Through Iraq
Iran’s activities in Syria get a lot of press, but less attention is paid to what Iran has done in Iraq to make those activities manageable. Iran operates a Shiite foreign legion that over the years has trained 200,000 fighters in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. One part of that foreign legion is the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq. The militias of the PMF all but control northern Iraq, which Iran has transformed into a land bridge to supply its other proxy groups in Syria and Lebanon.
South America’s ‘Pink Tide’ in Transition
The recession of this left-leaning stance is to be expected.
Watch List: March 8, 2018
Turkey and Iraq discuss joint offensive, a new jihadist threat in the Philippines, Russia and the U.S. willing to talk
The Difference Between Xi and Mao
The current Chinese leader may be president for life, but that’s where the comparisons end.
North Korea: Negotiating on Its Own Terms
Pyongyang says it’s willing to denuclearize, but is it sincere?
Watch List: March 7, 2018
An awkward position for Seoul, a natural expansion for Turkey, a status check of Indonesia
