Tanya Goudsouzian

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Op-Ed Contributor at Le Monde diplomatique - English Edition

Op-Ed Contributor at Responsible Statecraft

Op-Ed Contributor at The Washington Post

Op-Ed Contributor at Newsweek

OpEd Contributor @LMDiplo @RStatecraft @WashingtonPost @newsweek Fmr Op Editor @AJEnglish @TRTWorld Passion for AFG & ME and my kids

Articles

Warum die US-Armee vermutlich noch sehr lange im Irak bleiben wird

2 weeks ago | telepolis.de | Tanya Goudsouzian

Die US-Truppen im Irak sollen 2025 offiziell abziehen. Doch der Rückzug ist an Bedingungen geknüpft. Für viele Experten ist klar, dass die Amerikaner noch länger bleiben werden. Ein Gastbeitrag. Als die arabischen Staats- und Regierungschefs letzte Woche zum Gipfel der Arabischen Liga in den Irak kamen, wurden sie von einer Stadt empfangen, die entschlossen schien, Eindruck zu machen.
Sunni, Shia split means US troops might be in Iraq indefinitely

2 weeks ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Tanya Goudsouzian

When Arab leaders arrived in Iraq last week for the Arab League Summit, they were greeted by a city determined to impress. Driving into the city from Baghdad International Airport, they passed the statue marking the spot where, on January 3, 2020, a U.S. drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, commander of Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah militia.
Left Behind: Afghanistan Is Now an Environmental Hellhole

1 month ago | truthdig.com | Tanya Goudsouzian |Zekria Barakzai

For over four decades, Afghanistan has been trapped in a relentless cycle of war and destruction. While much of the world’s attention has focused on the political and security dimensions of this conflict, another crisis has unfolded — one that will haunt the country for generations. Afghanistan’s environment has suffered profound devastation, and the consequences for its people are dire.
Left behind, Afghanistan is now an environmental hellhole

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

I had a gay fling with a gun-toting TALIBAN terrorist in Afghanistan - I'm a financial adviser from Bath but can't stop extreme tourismA British tourist journeyed across the one of the most dangerous borders in the world to spend his holiday with the Taliban and had a gay holiday …
Munich's Blind Spot-the Security Threats Europe Refuses To See | Opinion

Feb 21, 2025 | newsweek.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

CLOSE X opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The 2025 Munich Security Conference (MSC) opened in the shadow of terrorism. On opening day, a disgruntled 24-year-old asylum seeker rammed his car into a crowd at a trade union rally, killing a mother and child and wounding dozens of others. It was a tragic act, but like school shootings in America, sadly routine.
Is Turkey's Big Break With Israel for Real?

Nov 23, 2024 | hotair.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

In recent months, media reports have suggested that long-standing Israel-Turkey relations have reached a “breaking point,” particularly as Israel intensifies its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran, Raisi's death 'too shall pass'

May 20, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Tanya Goudsouzian

Hours after a helicopter carrying Iran’s president, foreign minister and other top officials went missing in bad weather over the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, speculation was rife over whether this was a deliberate assassination or an accident. Initially described as a “hard landing”, all hopes of finding survivors were dashed when Iranian media reported the helicopter debris was found completely incinerated.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran, Raisi's death 'too shall pass'

May 20, 2024 | newarab.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

Hours after a helicopter carrying Iran's president, foreign minister and other top officials went missing in bad weather over the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, speculation was rife over whether this was a deliberate assassination or an accident. Initially described as a "hard landing", all hopes of finding survivors were dashed when Iranian media reported the helicopter debris was found completely incinerated.
Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed: From refugee to the First Lady of Iraq

Apr 16, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Tanya Goudsouzian

Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed was just 10 years old when a series of events following the 1958 military coup forced her family to flee Iraq. Her father, the eminent Kurdish jurist and author Ibrahim Ahmed, had already survived one assassination attempt after serving time in Baghdad’s notorious Abu Graib prison on trumped-up charges of insurrection. His novel Jani Gal, written while incarcerated, was widely viewed as a call for Kurdish independence during a time of violent upheaval in Iraqi politics.
From refugee to the First Lady of Iraq

Apr 16, 2024 | newarab.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed was just 10 years old when a series of events following the 1958 military coup forced her family to flee Iraq. Her father, the eminent Kurdish jurist and author Ibrahim Ahmed, had already survived one assassination attempt after serving time in Baghdad's notorious Abu Graib prison on trumped-up charges of insurrection. His novel Jani Gal, written while incarcerated, was widely viewed as a call for Kurdish independence during a time of violent upheaval in Iraqi politics.