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class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Iraq and the Factors Driving Reform: A Divide Between Politics and Administration<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Iraq&#8217;s reform efforts consistently fail due to a structural contradiction between a decentralized parliamentary political system and an ossified, hyper-centralized ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center 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class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting in Washington, DC. He breaks...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/hello-world\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p> Syria has condemned a new \u201cmilitary incursion\u201d by Israel in the southwestern Damascuscountryside area outside the capital, calling it...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 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Factors Driving Reform: A Divide Between Politics and Administration<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Iraq&#8217;s reform efforts consistently fail due to a structural contradiction between a decentralized parliamentary political system and an ossified, hyper-centralized ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 3, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" 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class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/hello-world\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p> Syria has condemned a new \u201cmilitary incursion\u201d by Israel...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>Syria has 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fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/iraq-and-the-determinants-of-reform-a-structural-disconnection-between-politics-and-administration\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Iraq and the Factors Driving Reform: A Divide Between Politics and Administration<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Iraq&#8217;s reform efforts consistently fail due to a structural contradiction between a decentralized parliamentary political system and an ossified, hyper-centralized ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" 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class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 3, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:-40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.75%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.75%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-3 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1 saif-recent-tight\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting in Washington, DC. He breaks...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/hello-world\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-03T18:02:25+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p> Syria has condemned a new \u201cmilitary incursion\u201d by Israel in the southwestern Damascuscountryside area outside the capital, calling it...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>Syria has condemned a new \u201cmilitary incursion\u201d by Israel in the southwestern Damascuscountryside area outside the capital, calling it a...<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2016px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 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content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 500ms;animation-duration: 500ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:#d2dbe2;box-sizing:content-box;height:58px;width:58px;line-height:58px;top:-79px;margin-left:-29px;border-radius:5px;font-size:29px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-arrow-right-solid circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><div class=\"what-next-title-center\">\n    <div class=\"dpf-post-text\" style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;unicode-bidi:embed;\">What is Next to Iraq?<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color4);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 500ms;animation-duration: 500ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:#d2dbe2;box-sizing:content-box;height:58px;width:58px;line-height:58px;top:-79px;margin-left:-29px;border-radius:5px;font-size:29px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-angle-right-solid circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">01<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"dpf-post-text\" style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;unicode-bidi:embed;\">Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi is seeking to make his visit to Washington in mid-\u201cJuly\u201d a starting point for addressing the crises that have strained relations between the two countries, as well as the serious economic pressures on Iraq that have resulted from them, He will also seek to conclude a memorandum of understanding to,<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color4);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 500ms;animation-duration: 500ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:#d2dbe2;box-sizing:content-box;height:58px;width:58px;line-height:58px;top:-79px;margin-left:-29px;border-radius:5px;font-size:29px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-angle-right-solid circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">02<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"dpf-post-text\" style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;unicode-bidi:embed;\">&nbsp; Al-Zaydi\u2019s expectations for the visit may differ from those of Donald Trump, as the latter wants to declare victory in Iraq by endorsing decisive plans to resolve the issue of armed groups and the Popular Mobilization Forces, while the former seeks U.S. understanding of the challenges facing this issue and the need for more time and arrangements to resolve,<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color4);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 500ms;animation-duration: 500ms;\"><i style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:#d2dbe2;box-sizing:content-box;height:58px;width:58px;line-height:58px;top:-79px;margin-left:-29px;border-radius:5px;font-size:29px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-angle-right-solid circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h1_typography-font-size:30px;--fontSize:30;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">03<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"dpf-post-text\" style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;unicode-bidi:embed;\">On the economic front, Al-Zaidi will seek U.S. mediation with the World Bank and the Arab Gulf states to secure soft loans that would prevent the country from declaring its inability to pay civil servants\u2019 salaries, while the U.S. president wants to announce unconditional market access\u2014with terms that can be marketed\u2014for U.S. companies to operate in Iraq.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:4px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2016px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-transition:filter 100ms ease, transform 100ms ease, background-color 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:28px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><div class=\"dpf-post-text\" style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;unicode-bidi:embed;\">What is Next to Iraq?<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:4px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2016px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-transition:filter 100ms ease, transform 100ms ease, background-color 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:28px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"slider-3\" data-id=\"13\" id=\"SR7_13_4\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR1\" data-key=\"27STR1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR1-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">{{title:chars:2}}<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR1-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi is seeking to make his visit to Washington in mid-\u201cJuly\u201d a starting point for addressing the crises that have strained relations between the two countries, as well as the serious economic pressures on Iraq that have resulted from them, He will also seek to conclude a memorandum of understanding to transition the security relationship from the framework of the \u201cinternational coalition\u201d\u2014which expires next September\u2014to a bilateral cooperation agreement<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR2\" data-key=\"27STR2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR2-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">{{title:chars:2}}<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR2-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">&nbsp;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAl-Zaydi\u2019s expectations for the visit may differ from those of Donald Trump, as the latter wants to declare victory in Iraq by endorsing decisive plans to resolve the issue of armed groups and the Popular Mobilization Forces, while the former seeks U.S. understanding of the challenges facing this issue and the need for more time and arrangements to resolve it through Iraqi efforts<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR3\" data-key=\"27STR3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR3-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">{{title:chars:2}}<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_4-27STR3-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">On the economic front, Al-Zaidi 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/nato-in-ankara-new-security-maps-on-the-regions-frontiers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">NATO in Ankara: New Security Maps on the Region\u2019s Frontiers<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&#8220;The Ankara Summit underscores Turkey\u2019s evolution into a strategic bridge for NATO, anchoring Atlantic security to Middle Eastern geopolitics\u2014spanning Ukraine, ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 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href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/faiq-zidan-and-the-judiciarys-rescue-of-a-state-run-aground\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1553\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4118 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271553%27%20height%3D%271013%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201553%201013%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271553%27%20height%3D%271013%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/faiq-zidan-and-the-judiciarys-rescue-of-a-state-run-aground\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Faiq Zidan and the Judiciary\u2019s Rescue of a State Run Aground<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&nbsp; The judiciary can save the state, but it must transform the current popular momentum into an explosive driving force ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3991-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Iraq: &#8216;Deep reform&#8217; requires re-establishment?<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Basically, the &#8220;State Administration Coalition&#8221;, which emerged at the end of 2022, was an alliance to form a ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-11 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:43px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-padding-left:43px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> June 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--link_color: var(--awb-color7);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2016px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.125%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.125%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.125%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.125%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-12 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);--awb-font-size:18px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/category\/analyses\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Analyses<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-7 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-1 fusion-grid-flex-grow\" style=\"--awb-dots-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-dots-active-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-dots-spacing:8px;--awb-column-spacing:0px;--awb-dots-margin-top:25px;--awb-dots-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-columns:1;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-row-spacing:0px;--awb-columns-medium:100%;--awb-columns-small:100%;\" data-post-type-label=\"posts\"><ul class=\"fusion-grid fusion-grid-1 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-grid-posts-cards\"><li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 90%));;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 1;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/nato-in-ankara-new-security-maps-on-the-regions-frontiers\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4123 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271672%27%20height%3D%27941%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201672%20941%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271672%27%20height%3D%27941%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5E5E3749-7903-43D6-8F24-3776E8AE1212.png 1672w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:17px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:17;--minFontSize:17;line-height:1.24;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/nato-in-ankara-new-security-maps-on-the-regions-frontiers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">NATO in Ankara: New Security Maps on the Region\u2019s Frontiers<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.8;\">&#8220;The Ankara Summit underscores Turkey\u2019s evolution into a strategic bridge for NATO, anchoring Atlantic security to Middle Eastern geopolitics\u2014spanning Ukraine, ...<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-13 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:43px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-padding-left:43px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:25px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:25px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:12px;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:2PX;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:7px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.125%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.125%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.125%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.125%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-14 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);--awb-font-size:18px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/category\/important\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Important<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-8 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-1 fusion-grid-flex-grow\" style=\"--awb-dots-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-dots-active-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-dots-spacing:8px;--awb-column-spacing:0px;--awb-dots-margin-top:25px;--awb-dots-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-columns:1;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-row-spacing:0px;--awb-columns-medium:100%;--awb-columns-small:100%;\" data-post-type-label=\"posts\"><ul class=\"fusion-grid fusion-grid-1 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-grid-posts-cards\"><li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 90%));;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 1;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/faiq-zidan-and-the-judiciarys-rescue-of-a-state-run-aground\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1553\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4118 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271553%27%20height%3D%271013%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201553%201013%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271553%27%20height%3D%271013%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E-200x130.png 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E-400x261.png 400w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E-600x391.png 600w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E-800x522.png 800w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E-1200x783.png 1200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A00CDF40-515B-4273-BE13-3A347A13048E.png 1553w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1553px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-24 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:17px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:17;--minFontSize:17;line-height:1.24;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/faiq-zidan-and-the-judiciarys-rescue-of-a-state-run-aground\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Faiq Zidan and the Judiciary\u2019s Rescue of a State Run Aground<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-25 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.8;\">&nbsp; The judiciary can save the state, but it must transform the current popular momentum into an explosive driving force ...<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% 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class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:25px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:25px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:12px;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:2PX;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:7px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.125%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.125%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.125%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.125%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-16 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-26 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);--awb-font-size:18px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/category\/issues\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Issues<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(80,120,146,0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-9 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-1 fusion-grid-flex-grow\" style=\"--awb-dots-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-dots-active-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-dots-spacing:8px;--awb-column-spacing:0px;--awb-dots-margin-top:25px;--awb-dots-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-columns:1;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-row-spacing:0px;--awb-columns-medium:100%;--awb-columns-small:100%;\" data-post-type-label=\"posts\"><ul class=\"fusion-grid fusion-grid-1 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-grid-posts-cards\"><li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 90%));;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 1;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-17 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3991-2\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"AI-Iraq-political-situation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation.webp\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4088 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271344%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201344%20768%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271344%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation-200x114.webp 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation-400x229.webp 400w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation-600x343.webp 600w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation-800x457.webp 800w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation-1200x686.webp 1200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI-Iraq-political-situation.webp 1344w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-27 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:17px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:17;--minFontSize:17;line-height:1.24;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3991-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Iraq: &#8216;Deep reform&#8217; requires re-establishment?<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-28 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.8;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Basically, the &#8220;State Administration Coalition&#8221;, which emerged at the end of 2022, was an alliance to form a ...<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-17 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" 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class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:25px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:25px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-18 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/nato-in-ankara-new-security-maps-on-the-regions-frontiers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">NATO in Ankara: New Security Maps on the Region\u2019s Frontiers<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-31 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&#8220;The Ankara Summit underscores Turkey\u2019s evolution into a strategic bridge for NATO, anchoring Atlantic security to Middle Eastern geopolitics\u2014spanning Ukraine, ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-19 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:43px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-padding-left:43px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-20 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-4 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:70px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T18:27:01+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3995-2\/\">Pakistan is between opposition protests and escalating gun violence<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T18:27:01+00:00<\/span><span>June 18, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T18:29:42+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3993-2\/\">Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, 70 years of conflict of will<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T18:29:42+00:00<\/span><span>June 18, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-30 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/faiq-zidan-and-the-judiciarys-rescue-of-a-state-run-aground\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Faiq Zidan and the Judiciary\u2019s Rescue of a State Run Aground<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-34 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&nbsp; The judiciary can save the state, but it must transform the current popular momentum into an explosive driving force ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-5 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/mustafa-al-kadhimi-when-iraq-is-possible\/\" aria-label=\"Mustafa Al-Kadhimi: When Iraq is Possible\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1515\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A99AE577-83EB-471E-9F11-26B990B32904.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A99AE577-83EB-471E-9F11-26B990B32904.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-portfolio-five size-portfolio-five\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271515%27%20height%3D%27847%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201515%20847%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271515%27%20height%3D%27847%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A99AE577-83EB-471E-9F11-26B990B32904-200x112.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A99AE577-83EB-471E-9F11-26B990B32904-300x168.jpeg 300w, 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data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1515px) 100vw, 1515px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T17:36:07+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/mustafa-al-kadhimi-when-iraq-is-possible\/\">Mustafa Al-Kadhimi: When Iraq is Possible<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-03T17:36:07+00:00<\/span><span>July 3, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 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style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> June 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-6 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\" style=\"--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-25T08:30:31+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/trumps-inauspicious-defense-of-a-soldier-accused-of-insider-trading\/\">Trump\u2019s inauspicious defense of a soldier accused of insider trading<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-25T08:30:31+00:00<\/span><span>April 25, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-14 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth 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style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-39 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" 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Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-25T08:30:31+00:00<\/span><span>April 25, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-16 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2016px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div 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style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3986-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">The Crisis in U.S.-Iraqi Relations: An Assessment of Opportunities and Risks<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-40 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">&nbsp; Executive Summary US-Iraqi relations in early 2026 have entered a sensitive transitional phase, following the official announcement of the 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href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\">Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>On paper, there was plenty in Donald Trump's comments to...<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a 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Who&#8217;s really leading Iran now?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271202%27%20height%3D%27802%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201202%20802%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271202%27%20height%3D%27802%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536.avif\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536-200x133.avif 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536-400x267.avif 400w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536-600x400.avif 600w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536-800x534.avif 800w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536-1200x801.avif 1200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2265266536.avif 1202w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-30 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:-48px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><a class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-play-solid circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:var(--awb-color4);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color5);--awb-circlebordercolor-hover:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circlebordersize:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-width:46px;--awb-height:46px;--awb-line-height:46px;--awb-border-radius-top-l:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-r:0px;--awb-border-radius-bot-r:0px;--awb-border-radius-bot-l:0px;--awb-margin-right:7px;\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/irans-new-supreme-leader-gravely-injured-whos-really-leading-iran-now\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/irans-new-supreme-leader-gravely-injured-whos-really-leading-iran-now\/\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-47 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:20px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:5px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/irans-new-supreme-leader-gravely-injured-whos-really-leading-iran-now\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Iran&#8217;s new Supreme Leader &#8216;gravely injured&#8217;. Who&#8217;s really leading Iran now?<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-49 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-bg-position:center center;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-classic-product-image-wrapper fusion-woo-product-image fusion-post-card-image fusion-post-card-image-1 has-aspect-ratio\" data-layout=\"static\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio-position:44% 50%;--awb-aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3;\"><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\" aria-label=\"Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27168%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20168%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27168%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-200x112.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:-48px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><a class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-play-solid circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:20px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:5px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-50 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-bg-position:center center;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-classic-product-image-wrapper fusion-woo-product-image fusion-post-card-image fusion-post-card-image-1 has-aspect-ratio\" data-layout=\"static\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio-position:44% 50%;--awb-aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3;\"><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\" aria-label=\"Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27303%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20303%20166%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27303%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1-200x110.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg 303w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:20px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:5px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-51 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-bg-position:center center;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-classic-product-image-wrapper fusion-woo-product-image fusion-post-card-image fusion-post-card-image-1 has-aspect-ratio\" data-layout=\"static\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio-position:44% 50%;--awb-aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3;\"><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-3\/\" aria-label=\"Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27303%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20303%20166%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27303%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1-200x110.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/images-2-1.jpeg 303w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-33 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:-48px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><a class=\"fb-icon-element-4 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon awb-magazine-play-solid circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link\" 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https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262476956.avif 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-63 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-64 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting in Washington, DC. He breaks ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-42 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" 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class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-29 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-30 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-15 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-30px;--h6_typography-text-transform:capitalize;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\">Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-69 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3982-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Beyond the Dichotomy of Betrayal and Sanctity: When Polarizing Rhetoric Hijacks Iraq\u2019s Future<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-66 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Polarization between sanctity and treason undermines Iraqi politics and hinders state-building, while realism opens the door to mutual interests, accountability, ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-43 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-32 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-31 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-32 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> June 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-16 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-30px;--h6_typography-text-transform:capitalize;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/stop-russia-now-or-putin-will-expand-ukraine-war-wider-and-deeper-zelensky-tells-un\/\">Stop Russia now or Putin will expand Ukraine war wider and deeper, Zelensky tells UN<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><span>April 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-24 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling 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https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262476956.avif 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-67 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.44;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-68 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.63;\">Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting in Washington, DC. He breaks ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-44 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" 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class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-34 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-33 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-34 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color1);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-17 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-30px;--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\">Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-73 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.44;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3982-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Beyond the Dichotomy of Betrayal and Sanctity: When Polarizing Rhetoric Hijacks Iraq\u2019s Future<\/a><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-70 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" 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style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color1);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-18 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-30px;--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/stop-russia-now-or-putin-will-expand-ukraine-war-wider-and-deeper-zelensky-tells-un\/\">Stop Russia now or Putin will expand Ukraine war wider and deeper, Zelensky tells UN<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><span>April 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-25 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--link_color: 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style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 1;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-37 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"GettyImages-2262476956\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262476956.avif\" 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https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262476956-1200x675.avif 1200w, https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262476956.avif 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-72 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-73 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Peter Rough appears on\u00a0Times Radio\u00a0to discuss the Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting in Washington, DC. He breaks ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-46 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" 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class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-37 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-38 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-19 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\" style=\"--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/syrian-government-pulls-out-of-paris-talks-with-kurds-copy\/\">Syrian government pulls out of Paris talks with Kurds<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/rosenberg-russia-brushes-off-trumps-claim-of-paper-tiger-in-aimless-war-2\/\">Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump&#8217;s claim of &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; in aimless war<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 27, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-77 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 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style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/3982-2\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Beyond the Dichotomy of Betrayal and Sanctity: When Polarizing Rhetoric Hijacks Iraq\u2019s Future<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-76 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:var(--awb-typography1-text-transform);--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Polarization between sanctity and treason undermines Iraqi politics and hinders state-building, while realism opens the door to mutual interests, accountability, ...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:105% !important;max-width:105% !important;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-47 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:43px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-padding-left:43px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-left:-40px;--awb-max-width:32px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:32px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-40 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c178949a1fc495a5dbf370b9e6a9e0154fa35cca22938872163b916764c4e2e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-39 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Saif Mahmood<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-40 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-user-select:auto;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i> June 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-20 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\" style=\"--h6_typography-font-family:&quot;Manrope&quot;;--h6_typography-font-weight:700;--h6_typography-font-style:normal;--h6_typography-font-size:17px;\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/stop-russia-now-or-putin-will-expand-ukraine-war-wider-and-deeper-zelensky-tells-un\/\">Stop Russia now or Putin will expand Ukraine war wider and deeper, Zelensky tells UN<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-04-19T17:57:45+00:00<\/span><span>April 19, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><h6 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/the-board-of-peaces-first-meeting\/\">The Board of Peace\u2019s First Meeting<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"meta\">By <span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mahmoodsaif.org\/DEV\/author\/saif-mahmood\/\" rel=\"author\">Saif Mahmood<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-30T05:39:14+00:00<\/span><span>March 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-26 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth 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