Iraq
The Author Visited the Badr Organization’s Najaf Office to Get a Sense of the Group’s Outlook on Iraq and the Wider Region
In Recent Years, the Iranian Government Encouraged and Supported Tens of Thousands of Iraqis to Enroll in Iranian Universities
The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments Should Intervene and Cast Aside the Traditional Attitude That ‘Kurds Will Be Kurds’
Press Reports Suggest Blair Will Lead the Gaza International Transitional Authority, Which Will Oversee Gaza for Five Years Under a United Nations Mandate
Group’s Statement Confirms Captivity, Interrogation, and Eventual Release
A Middle East Forum Report | Based on Information Gathered by the Middle East Forum, 2018-2024
Backing the Kurdistan Regional Government at the Expense of the Indigenous Assyrians Is Morally Indefensible and Strategically Short-Sighted
Kurdish Politics Has Failed to Transcend Violence and Parties Cannot Safeguard Their Leaders and Families Without Militias
Muqtada Al-Sadr Has Cultivated an Image as an Iraqi Nationalist, but Many Doubt the Sincerity of His Political Evolution
If the Kurds Want Respect on the World Stage, They Should Nominate Someone Respectable; They Once Were Iraq’s Engine for Democracy
So Long as the United States Supports Party Militias in Iraqi Kurdistan, There Will Be No Security or Stability in the Region
A Tour of Iraq and Lebanon by Iran’s National Security Chief Ended in Humiliation and Exposed the Regime’s Waning Influence
U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff Has Not Yet Come to Baghdad, Which Many in the Trump Administration Still View Through the Outdated Lens of 2003 Rather Than 2025
Following the Islamic Republic’s 12-Day War with Israel, There May Be a Genuine Opportunity for the Iranian People to Reclaim Their Future from the Regime’s Grasp
A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Gives the Kurdistan Regional Government Strategic Opportunity to Reclaim Its Lost Lands
House and Senate Republicans Have Already Introduced Much of the Legislation Needed to Bring the Ayatollah to His Knees
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Neighbors Have Always Used Kurdish Divisions to Maximize Their Own Interests
With Limited Troops in Both Countries, the U.S. Needs a Defense System That Can Intercept Tactical Ballistic and Cruises Missiles
Iraq in 1980 Was Not an Ally the Way That Israel Is Today, as a Democracy Defending Itself Against the Islamic Regime
The Rapid Growth of Ties Between the Two Countries Shows How Ossified Divisions That Once Marked the Regions Are Breaking Down