Iraq

United States President George H.W. Bush speaks by telephone to US Secretary of State James A. Baker, III after the Secretary's first meeting with Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq at the White House in Washington, DC on January 9, 1991. Photo by Carol T. Powers / White House via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Imperfect allies and non-state actors: Lessons from the 1991 no-fly zone in Iraq

Friday, May 28, 2021

Workers from Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) count votes at an analysis centre in Kerbala, south of Baghdad May 2, 2014. Iraq held a democratic vote to choose a leader with no foreign troops present for the first time on Wednesday, as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought to hold power for a third term in a country again consumed by sectarian bloodshed. The electoral commission said 60 percent of all voters had so far cast a ballot, according to initial data - but returns were not yet in from some areas. Counting may take three weeks. The commission hopes to declare final results by the end of May. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

The prospects and limitations of United Nations election observation in Iraq

Marsin Alshamary and Maya Nir

Monday, May 3, 2021

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi- January 6, 2021. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Can Iraq play the role of a bridge in the Gulf?

Katherine Harvey and Bruce Riedel

Thursday, April 22, 2021

People walk past a poster of Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, ahead of the Pope's planned visit to Iraq, in Najaf, Iraq, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani

The pope goes to Najaf: The person and the institution of Sistani

Marsin Alshamary

Thursday, March 4, 2021

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Biden’s decision to strike Iran’s proxies is a good start

Friday, February 26, 2021

Shi'ite fighters gather to fight against Islamic State militants in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

To save Iraq from economic collapse and fight ISIS, contain Iran’s proxies

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Protesters and militia fighters carry an Iraqi flag outside the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

How Iraq’s economic crisis affects its traditional and non-traditional security sector

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, January 15, 2021

Flags of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Why is Saudi Arabia finally engaging with Iraq?

Bruce Riedel and Katherine Harvey

Friday, December 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Six months into his premiership, what has Mustafa al-Kadhimi done for Iraq?

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, November 13, 2020

A U.S. Army crew chief flying on board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter observes the successful test of flares during a training flight in Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How to demilitarize America’s presence in the Middle East

Bruce Riedel and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, November 6, 2020