“The popular conception of the Middle East is one of a region divided along sectarian lines pitting Sunni against Shiite, but another simultaneous struggle is
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What ‘American-Iranian-Shi’a-Kurdish’ cooperation looks like on the ground -Washington Post
Not a lot of trust here…. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-amerli-an-unusual-alliance-defeated-islamic-radicals-dont-count-on-that-lasting/2014/09/05/e51d175c-3523-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-iraq-fight-against-islamic-state-has-produced-some-unlikely-facts-on-the-ground/2014/09/05/6e774daa-352a-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop
Kurds say they’ll give a unified Iraqi government one last chance -McClatchy DC
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/09/05/238793/kurds-say-theyll-give-a-unified.html This should be an interesting negotiating process…..
Brinksmanship in the nuclear talks
While Iran and Washington seem to be on the same page regarding Iraq, things are a little rocky on the nuclear front. Iran missed an
Post-Conflict Polling Data from Israel and Gaza
The first round of post-conflict polling finds Hamas up (http://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/489), Netanyahu down (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Poll-finds-huge-fall-in-PMs-approval-rating-372293) and Naftali Bennet on the rise (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Naftali-Bennett-not-Netanyahu-is-the-leader-of-Israels-Right-poll-finds-374202). Its not clear if these
Ignore the naysayers – a nuclear deal with Iran is close -Globe and Mail
An insightful and optimistic analysis of the nuclear talks.
IR Theory & Practice 