Iraq

Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
The Push for Sovereign Kurdistan in the Post-October 7 Era
Kurdistan Would Be a Pragmatic State, Pursing Shared Interests, Peaceful Coexistence, and Trade
October 8, 2024
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Loqman Radpey
Hezbollah members in Deir Qanoun En Hahr, in southern Lebanon, march with the bodies of two terrorists killed in an Israeli raid; March 1, 2024.
Middle East Forum Online
Can Iraq Avoid Becoming the Next Lebanon?
Will Iraq Follow Lebanon’s Disastrous Path, or Will It Put Its Own Sovereignty First?
September 30, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Middle East Forum Online
Farewell Baghdad? Iran Shifts to Consolidate Its Power in Iraq
Iran Consolidates Its Influence in Iraq Through Shi’Ite Militias, Using the Country as a Hub for Regional Power Projection
September 27, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Articles
In Jerusalem, We Wait for Tehran to Play Its Hand
August 17, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
Middle East Forum Observer
What Kurdistan Should Learn from Turkey’s Cyprus Occupation
July 19, 2024
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Loqman Radpey
Winfield Myers
Articles
The Reason Behind the Houthis and Shi’ite Militias Threatening Saudi Arabia
July 19, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Podcasts
Israel’s Seven-Front War, Part Five: Iraq
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
June 17, 2024
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Marilyn Stern
Winfield Myers
Middle East Forum Observer
Could Masrour Barzani Be the Next Manuel Noriega?
June 7, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
America’s Cloistered Diplomats in Baghdad Could Accomplish Just as Much from D.C.
June 7, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Quarterly
The Jews of Syria’s Qamishli: Short History, Lasting Legacy
June 1, 2024
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Sirwan Kajjo
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Quarterly
No ‘One Size Fits All': Iranian Influence Building in Syria
June 1, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
Are the Iraqi Kurds Still a Wise Military Investment?
May 30, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
U.S. Urges Other Countries to Repatriate Citizens Held in Syria
May 8, 2024
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Sirwan Kajjo
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
U.S. Shows No Apparent Strategy to Counter Kataib Hezbollah’s Attacks
May 3, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
Turkish Corridors Are a Tool of Imperialism; It’s Time to Turn the Tables
April 23, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
Israel-Iran: Neither Appeasement nor Deterrence
April 19, 2024
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Rafael Bardaji
Winfield Myers
Articles
While World Focuses on Gaza, Related Syria Conflict May Explode
April 6, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
Podcasts
Nicholas Krohley on How to Defeat Iran’s Proxy Militias
April 5, 2024
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Marilyn Stern
Winfield Myers
Middle East Forum Observer
Don’t Play the Ethnic Card in Iran
March 25, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Articles
A World without the Islamic Republic of Iran
March 20, 2024
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Jim Hanson
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