Militia
Control of the Southern Region’s Oil Fields, Ports, Border Crossings, and Shrine Cities Would Support Militia Autonomy
In Reality, Somaliland’s Self-Governance Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Djibouti
By Providing Iran Inroads and Prioritizing Iraq’s Corrupt Ex-Prime Minister over the Masses, Al-Zaidi Is Disappointing Iraqis
Al-Zaidi Is Institutionalizing Iran’s Militias and Undermining U.S. Efforts to Extricate Them
Authorities Must Establish Ownership, Settle Competing Claims, and Decide What to Do with Assets
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
While Al-Zaidi Promised the White House He Would Extricate Iranian Influence, He Has Since Hedged His Bets
Factions Close Ranks Against Military Action, Making Financial Pressure the Primary Way to Break Political Paralysis
Pledges to Bring Weapons Under State Control Prove Unenforceable Because of Militias’ Political and Coercive Power