Iraq
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
A Purported New Group Raises Questions About al-Qaeda’s Reach in Iraq and Syria.
The Opening Day Showed a Regime Unable to Defend Its Center and Proxies Unable to Change the Trajectory of the War
A Circulated Iraqi Justice Ministry Document Provides New Detail on the Scope and Nationalities of Transferred Detainees
For Years, Iraqi Leaders Balanced Privately with Washington While Posturing Publicly Toward Tehran
Trump and Rubio Should Approach Iraqi Leaders with Generosity; Co-Opting Former Opponents Is Wiser than Bludgeoning Them
Unable to Trust Its Own Forces, Tehran Outsources Repression to Foreign Proxies
Property Rights, Courts, Administrative Authority, and Security Enforcement Matter More for Long-Term Stability than Symbolic Tolerance
If Arab and Afghan Proxies Act with the Brutality They Showed in 2019, Iranian Security Forces Will Further Turn on the Regime
Without a Unified Command Structure or Genuine Coordination with Baghdad, the Region Remains Exposed
The Group’s Cadre-Based, Militarized Model Ensures Discipline and Endurance, but It Impinges on Its Growth
With the Loss of Syria, Iraq Has Taken on Added Importance to Tehran
Shirin Saeidi Used University Letterhead to Appeal for the Release of Hamid Nouri, Convicted of Ordering the Execution of Thousands of Iranian Political Prisoners in 1988