Order from Chaos Elections in Lebanon and Iraq offer a glimmer of hope—how the US should prepare for the long term Tamara Cofman Wittes Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Campaigns & Elections Lebanon and Iraq: After the elections Tamara Cofman Wittes Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Order from Chaos What Iraq’s election results mean for U.S. policy there Ranj Alaaldin Friday, May 18, 2018
Order from Chaos What Iraq’s election means for its Shiite militias Ranj Alaaldin Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Iraq Containing Shiite militias: The battle for stability in Iraq Ranj Alaaldin Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Turkey Amped in Ankara: Drug trade and drug policy in Turkey from the 1950s through today Mahmut Cengiz April 2017
Order from Chaos Can the US still rely on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi? Ranj Alaaldin Friday, January 19, 2018
2017 Oct 5 Past Event Middle East crises and conflicts – the way ahead 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT Washington, DC
2017 Mar 22 Past Event The interrogation of Saddam Hussein and U.S. policy in Iraq 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT Washington, DC
Unfinished Business By Kenneth M. Pollack, Raad Alkadiri, J. Scott Carpenter, Frederick W. Kagan, and Sean Kane 2011
Play Audio Iraq Civil wars and U.S. engagement in the Middle East Shadi Hamid, Adrianna Pita, and Kenneth M Pollack Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Play Audio Iran On ISIS, Syria, Iran, and President Obama’s Middle East Strategy Michael Doran and Fred Dews Friday, September 5, 2014
![DATE IMPORTED:February 10, 2001Bulgarian customs officers make a test on 321 packages of high-purity heroin which was found at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing with Turkey, February 10, 2001. Bulgarian customs seized almost 190kg (420 lb) of heroin onboard a Turkish truck destined for Germany. Bulgaria, [which borders Romania, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia and Yugoslavia], lies on the so-called Balkan route for smuggling drugs from Asia to western Europe.](https://i2.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/turkey_drugs_001.jpg?w=234&crop=0%2C13px%2C100%2C134px&ssl=1)
![A man reads a booklet about the Iraqi draft constitution in the holy city of Najaf October 9, 2005. [Iraq will impose special security measures including travel restrictions and a gun ban for several days on either side of an October 15] referendum on the new constitution, the government said on Saturday. - PBEAHUNWKED](https://i2.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iraq_constitution001.jpg?w=234&crop=0%2C11px%2C100%2C134px&ssl=1)
