Iraq
Al-Zaidi Is Institutionalizing Iran’s Militias and Undermining U.S. Efforts to Extricate Them
Friction Exists Even as Baghdad and Kuwait Cooperate on Trade, Investment, Border Management, and Security
Western Policymakers Cannot Ignore the Religious Dimension, but Should Not Reduce Extremist Movements to Religion Alone
Iraqis Complain About Iran’s Dumping of Cheap Manufactured and Agricultural Goods That Undercut Local Industries
Iran Is Not Abandoning Iraq’s Militias—It Is Protecting Them
Iran May Be Losing Confidence in Traditional Militias and Is Turning to Smaller Cells Tied to the Revolutionary Guard
Iranian and Allied Expertise Underpins the Houthis’ Expanding Military Reach
While Al-Zaidi Promised the White House He Would Extricate Iranian Influence, He Has Since Hedged His Bets
To Kurds Today, the Peshmerga Are Businessmen Who Receive Party Patronage, Not a Vanguard of a National Movement
Both Political Parties Continue to Control the Recently Renamed Kurdish Armed Forces and the Divisions Within Them
The Report Examines the September 10 Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline
Baghdad Says the Drones Flew From Maysan. Thermal Data and a Post-Attack Optical Frame Put the Damage on a 110-Kilometer Stretch Southeast of Medina, 1,100 Kilometers Away.
Factions Close Ranks Against Military Action, Making Financial Pressure the Primary Way to Break Political Paralysis
A Decade Ago, Kurdish Forces Had Reached an Unprecedented High Point
If the State Vets Fighters Without Dismantling Their Networks, the Militia Eventually Will Capture the Institution from Within
What Began as Domestic Payroll Corruption Has Become a Parallel Financial System to Expand Iran’s Proxy Networks Abroad
Pledges to Bring Weapons Under State Control Prove Unenforceable Because of Militias’ Political and Coercive Power
Tehran’s Cyber Strategy Partially Relies on Externalized Digital Logistics Bases
The Houthis Utilize Areas Controlled by Kata’ib Hezbollah and Other Militias for Logistical Routes and Launch Zones
Compensating Victims of Iranian Attacks Would Demonstrate Washington’s Commitment to Its Regional Partners