Iraq
Washington Is Again Being Sold an Illusion—That Iraq’s Future Can Be Entrusted to a Single ‘Indispensable’ Insider
Did Washington Just Hand Iraq to Qais al-Khazali?
Why Does the State Department Accept that the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government Imprisons Journalists?
Since 2018, No Prime Ministerial Candidate Has Moved Forward Without His Consultation, Approval, or Intervention
Iraq’s Continued Subordination to Iran Is a Direct Threat to Gulf Cooperation Council Security and to U.S. Interests
Most Iraqis Were Born After Saddam’s Ouster and Value Clean Governance and Normalcy over Sectarianism
The Iranian-Backed Militias Sudani Defends Are Parasites Upon the Iraqi Economy and the Country’s Sovereignty
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