Iraq

U.S. President Joe Biden greets Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

What will US combat forces withdrawal mean for Iraq?

Ranj Alaaldin and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, July 29, 2021

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What’s the significance of Biden’s first military strikes in Syria?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 26, 2021

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

How will Iran respond to US assassination of Soleimani?

Suzanne Maloney and Adrianna Pita

Friday, January 3, 2020

Demonstrators gather at a protest during a curfew, two days after the nationwide anti-government protests turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RC1AEB580EE0

What’s driving anti-government protests in Iraq?

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Adrianna Pita

Monday, October 7, 2019

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

Bradley S. Porter

Thursday, October 25, 2018

A member of the federal police forces puts up an Iraqi flag at a position during a battle with Islamic State militants in south of Mosul

On Mosul and the war on ISIS

Thursday, February 23, 2017

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Civil wars and U.S. engagement in the Middle East

Shadi Hamid, Adrianna Pita, and Kenneth M Pollack

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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On ISIS, Syria, Iran, and President Obama’s Middle East Strategy

Michael Doran and Fred Dews

Friday, September 5, 2014

Students pose for the photo with a globe during a campaign to mark the World Earth Day in a middle school in Dexing, Jiangxi province April 19, 2011. The World Earth Day falls on April 22 every year. Picture taken April 19, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Global Challenges

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Fred Dews

Friday, February 14, 2014

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@ Brookings Podcast: The Consequences of the Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Friday, November 11, 2011