Iraq

President George H.W. Bush meets with his military advisors at the Pentagon to duscuss the Gulf crisis August 15, 1990. From left are: General Norman Schwarzkopf, chief of Middle East forces, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Iraq

The US role in the Gulf War

Bruce Riedel and James Hughes

Friday, September 25, 2020

Iraq

Iraq Index

Sam Gollob and Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi speaks during a news conference in Basra, Iraq, July 15, 2020. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Iraq’s best hope is developing stronger ties to the Gulf — with US help

Ranj Alaaldin

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

President George H.W. Bush is surrounded by a sea of U.S. military personnel as he greets troops following an arrival ceremony in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Dhahran November 22, 1990. Bush celebrates Thanksgiving Day with U.S. troops from all branches of the military deployed here after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Reuters/Terry Bochatey ( SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Order from Chaos

30 years after our ‘endless wars’ in the Middle East began, still no end in sight

Bruce Riedel

Monday, July 27, 2020

Reports

Iraq

Pitfalls of the paramilitary paradigm: The Iraqi state, geopolitics, and Al-Hashd al-Shaabi

Vanda Felbab-Brown

June 2019

REFILE - CORRECTING PUNCTUATION Displaced Iraqi residents carry biscuits and bottles of water as they walk past other residents waiting for the food distribution of an aid organization during the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebration in West Mosul, Iraq June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC19775F43A0

Report

Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction?

Talajeh Livani and Carol Graham

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as Ameen Mukdad, a violinist from Mosul who lived under ISIS's rule for two and a half years where they destroyed his musical instruments, performs at Nabi Yunus shrine in eastern Mosul, Iraq, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed - RC167F7F0AE0

Report

Sectarianism, governance, and Iraq’s future

Ranj Alaaldin

Monday, November 26, 2018

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces members guard near the building belonging to a Popular Mobilization Forces in Basra, Iraq September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Report

Containment and engagement: The rise of armed non-state actors

Ranj Alaaldin

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Iraqi forces are seen after they captured Rawa town, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, Iraq November 17, 2017.

Report

Fragility and resilience in Iraq

Ranj Alaaldin

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Blog Posts

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2020. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Order from Chaos

Was Iraq’s prime minister right to go after an Iranian proxy?

Ranj Alaaldin

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi uses his mobile phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq May 9, 2020. Picture taken May 9, 2020. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Order from Chaos

How the US should approach the strategic dialogue with Iraq

Ranj Alaaldin

Friday, May 29, 2020

Order from Chaos

Iraq and the US still need each other

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Sara Allawi

Monday, May 18, 2020

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Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

By Daniel L. Byman

2019

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2012

The Lingering Conflict

By Itamar Rabinovich

2011

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Experts

Geneive Abdo

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

Ranj Alaaldin

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

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Multimedia

A demonstrator holds the picture of Qassem Soleimani during a protest against the assassination of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who were killed in an air strike in Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Podcast Episode

How will Iran respond to US assassination of Soleimani?

Suzanne Maloney and Adrianna Pita

Friday, January 3, 2020

Iraq

What’s driving anti-government protests in Iraq?

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adrianna Pita

Monday, October 7, 2019

Photo from the event: "The limits of punishment: Transitional justice and violent extremism"

Order from Chaos

Terrorists next door? Experts discuss how to respond when communities are overtaken by terrorist groups

Bradley S. Porter

Thursday, October 25, 2018

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CANCELED — Webinar: Jihadism at a crossroads

Webinar: COVID-19: Implications for peace and security in the Middle East

Protests rock Iraq: What next?

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy