Iraq
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
The Party Was the Second-Largest Vote-Getter in Recent Parliamentary Elections, in Which It Courted Non-Kurdish Voters
The Project That Once Balanced Russian Expertise with Iraqi Sovereignty Now Exposes the Fragility of This Set-up
If Incumbency Is Synonymous with Life Tenure in Most Arab States, It Is Not in Iraq, Where Iraqis Punish a Person Deemed Ineffective and Corrupt
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