Iraq
Barzani’s Language of Refusal No Longer Carries the Coercive Weight It Once Did in Baghdad, or Even in Kurdistan
If the Parliament Nominates an Official Known for Corruption, the Entire System Could Collapse
Iraq Is in the Hands of Bodies and Individuals Answerable to Tehran
Iraq’s Crisis Is a Problem of Not Only Armed Factions but Also the Political Order That Preserved and Protected Them
Are Al-Sadri ‘Guest Houses’ Recruiting Grounds for Foreign Militia?
Iraq Needs a New Prime Minister to Guide the Country Through the Turbulence of the War with Iran
Washington Asks Baghdad to Control Iranian Proxies but Does Not Fully Acknowledge the Environment It Faces
If Iran or Its Proxies Attack a U.S. Embassy, the United States Should Destroy the Iranian Embassy in That Country
Strengthening Iraqi Kurdistan’s Defenses Would Help Alleviate Pressure on U.S. Personnel in the Region
Statistics Indicate That a Determined Iranian and Allied Campaign Is Indeed Underway in Iraq, Making the Country a Third Front in the Current War
Iraq Has Not Reduced Output Due to Policy Decisions or Quotas—It Has Shut Down Production Because It Cannot Export
The U.S. Must Judge Terrorists by Their Actions and Ideology, Not the Veneer of Respectability with Which They Paint Themselves
Disputes Between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region May Limit Demand for Northern Iraqi Crude
Iran’s Kurdish Armed Groups Remain Too Fragmented, Cautious and Constrained to Shape the War’s Outcome.
Politicking Had a Place When Regime Change in Iran Was a Distant Dream, but Game-Playing Is Counterproductive as Its Reality Looms
Trump Should Direct the U.S. Military to Hunt Down Regime Officials in Iran’s de Facto Wartime Capital
The Trump Administration Should Treat Ideological Proximity, Not Direct Culpability, as the Standard for Retaliation
The Islamic Republic Has Spent Decades and Billions of Dollars on Proxy Groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen to Engage Enemies
Defense Minister Yaşar Güler’s Letters Put Ankara’s Syria Strategy on the Record.
The Death of Ali Khamenei and the End of Political Islam’s Century-Long Experiment in Power