Amid attempts to bring Tehran and Baghdad closer to the KDP, relations shift and sway as involved players look for their interests. Add Turkey into the mix, and things get even more complicated.

In a bid to expand trade opportunities and diversify its economy, Iraq has drawn up plans for the Iraq Development Road. If realised, it would be a 1,200km twin rail and road transportation corridor…

Al Majalla devotes its September cover story to Iraq, offering in-depth articles and analyses on the international and regional power struggles for influence within the country

A colossal infrastructure project costing $17bn has not yet enticed Beijing. Cost, security, uncertainty, and alternatives are just some of the reasons. So, will Baghdad bag its Beijing sponsor?

Will Iraq regain its stature as an important regional player or surrender itself to foreign influences?

Minnesota's Democratic leader has been chosen to help the Party win the White House. If it does, he will be Vice President. What does this 60-year-old former geography teacher add to the campaign?

It is not entering recession, but it is slowing down. That is bad news for Kamala Harris

There are clues as to Trump's foreign policy, and a defence strategy outlines in some detail what his administration hopes to achieve. Yet, he will still shoot from the hip.

The presidential campaign suddenly looks different. How would a second Trump White House or a first Harris administration approach the Middle East?

Donald Trump's previous administration offers clues as to how he would approach 2025-29, but Kamala Harris is more of an unknown quantity. Whoever wins, their policies would ripple through the region