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Russia’s Black Sea Grip Endures-China Slips In. Is the U.S. Watching?

2 months ago | belfercenter.org | Barham Salih |Natia Gamkrelidze |Neil Macfarlane |Sophia Goodfriend

"The Soviets exercise control of the Black Sea coastline with the exception of Turkey. Recent propaganda pressure for the acquisition of part of the Turkish coastline as far west as Trabzon and for control of the Dardanelles plus bases there indicates Soviet intent completely to dominate and control the Black Sea."— Declassified documents from July 23, 1946, addressed to the U.S. President by George M.
Hajj Spirituality, and Integration: A Personal Reflection

Aug 4, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Barham Salih |Mustafa Fahs |Mohamed Hirmoge

I shared a room with a Romanian, made Bosnian friends, discussed Hajj rites with a nice group from Cambodia, had selfie with celebrities and shared a tent with Pakistani, Mozambicans and South Africans. All this while having ice cream and chocolates, laughing, hugging and bonding. In that very instant, you’re reminded of the verse “.... from every distant point”The sun is scorching, the heat is an oven, but the smiles are bright. Every step is a reason for further reflection and thought.
Policies That Shackle Bodies and Derange Minds

Aug 4, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Mohamed Hirmoge |Tariq Al-Homayed |Barham Salih

In 2003, a British writer and journalist named Alan George published a book that was aptly titled "Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom." While some regimes provide their people bread without freedom and others safeguard freedom without providing bread, the regime George discusses in his book denies its people both. This regime model is often accompanied by a concerted effort to obstruct thinking, to prevent the mind from functioning, making comparisons, and drawing conclusions.
Ten Years After Yazidi Genocide: Justice Still Pending, Extremism Threats Persist

Aug 3, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Barham Salih |Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri |Abdulrahman al-Rashed

A Yazidi girl saw her ISIS rapist roaming the streets of Germany, evading justice. Meanwhile, thousands of displaced Yazidis continue to live in refugee camps far from their homes, and the fate of about 2,000 Yazidis remains unknown. Sinjar, on the other hand, is struggling on a long road to stability, reconstruction, and development.
GLP-1 drugs and other constraints in Kroger’s pharmacies are crimping profits

Jun 20, 2024 | wealthinsidermag.com | Barham Salih

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Homeowners Insurance Costs Are Soaring: 5 Ways to Fight Back

Apr 29, 2024 | wealthinsidermag.com | Barham Salih

The other day, one of my friends who lives on a small, fixed income revealed something shocking: She recently was forced to drop her homeowners insurance. She simply could no longer afford it. She’s not alone. According to a recent report from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the average rise in homeowners’ premiums nationwide was 8.8% last year. But in many states, it’s much worse. In Arizona, as of September 1, 2023 rates from the largest carriers have risen by a weighted average of 18.4%.
Iraq Needs Root-and-Branch Reform -- Fmr President

Apr 26, 2023 | iraq-businessnews.com | Barham Salih

By Barham Salih, a former President of Iraq, for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The system of government set up after 2003 has run its course. Click here to read the full article (subscription required).
20 Years After Liberation, Iraq Needs Root-and-Branch Reform

Apr 24, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Barham Salih

Twenty years ago this month, the rule of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein collapsed, ushering in a new era for Iraq, the Middle East, and the world. The war that toppled him remains contentious among Iraqis and Americans. Yet for many Iraqis who suffered under his brutal dictatorship, it was a moment of salvation from the long nightmare of tyranny—a fundamental fact that no critic of the war should forget.