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While the timing of the referendum might suit Iraqi Kurdish politics, it could not be worse for the cause of Kurdish independence

The Kurdish referendum is a distraction from the real issues at stake

Not only is the process designed to burnish the nationalist credentials of Kurdish politicians, it is also a substitute for the actual, binding elections that these parties don't want to have
The Atlantic’s season for such damaging natural phenomena does not officially end until November 30. Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters

The names given to natural disasters tell us stories we know little about

Hurricanes have always had seemingly trivial names to suggest they aren't that severe, but political correctness and gender equality have since crept into the equation
What has been less clear is that ISIL is a phenomenon of the desert and land between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. Bilal Fawzi / AP

A new factor has emerged in the ISIL battle: Iran

The ground fight against the terror group is also a fight against Tehran’s attempt to open a land corridor to the Mediterranean
How can the international community achieve all these goals by 2030 if we are struggling with even the more fundamental goals of ending poverty and hunger? AFP

How to reach the sustainable development goals, two at a time

Development assistance can be geared to multiple aims, writes Mari Luomi
Qataris this week signed a memorandum of understanding with British arms firm BAE Systems to buy 24 Typhoon fighters at a cost of about US$2.6 billion (Dh9.6 billion). Petros Karadjias / AFP

Doha's policy of double-dealing with the West and terrorist groups is at the heart of the dilemma facing policymakers

Britain’s decision to sell a new generation of warplanes to Qatar at a time when it stands accused of supporting Islamist terror groups will inevitably raise questions about the wisdom of concluding the deal at this time
Migrants languish at an illegal immigration authority in Tripoli, Libya. Hani Amara / Reuters

Why there's been a dramatic drop in refugee numbers to Europe

A militia in a Libyan town that used to mobilise the people-smuggling trade is now being paid by governments to prevent migrants from departing
A Rohingya refugee carries bamboo for making a temporary shelter at a camp in Bangladesh. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters

In today's world, borders guarantee neither safety nor security

What does a trade agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh tell us about modern life? Quite a lot, writes Shelina Janmohamed
ISIL is facing defeat on the ground, but it has sought to spread its message to frustrated and disenfranchised young Muslims and inspire terror attacks in Europe and elsewhere. AFP

New document sheds light on the changing nature of ISIL's combat tactics

Could ISIL sweep back into large parts of the areas it has lost since 2014? Some American officials in Washington believe they could, writes Hassan Hassan
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. Will the US be able to keep pragmatism alive in the case of Tehran? Don Emmert / AFP

Far beyond the nuclear deal, a broader regional plan is needed to contain Iran

The Trump administration must carefully weave together a network of assets that can be called upon in any confrontation with Tehran or used to limit its geopolitical expansion
Iraqi Kurdish president Massoud Barzani attends a rally ahead of the independence referendum. Ari Jalal / Reuters

The genie of Kurdish independence will be hard to put back in the bottle

Barzani is pushing too hard, too fast for independence – and in the process, sabotaging what it has taken the Kurds decades to build