Iraq is trying yet again to form a government. Why is it so hard? Renad Mansour - April 15, 2020 Mustafa al-Kadhimi has emerged as the compromise prime minister designate
With two American soldiers dead in Iraq, how will the U.S. respond? Ramzy Mardini and Asfandyar Mir - March 12, 2020 Iran and its Shiite militias may be trying to provoke the U.S. into attacking.
What will happen to Iraqi Shiite militias after one key leader’s death? Ranj Alaaldin - February 28, 2020 This won’t help U.S.-Iran tensions
Iraqis have been holding peaceful mass protests. The U.S. strike and its aftermath are undermining that. Zahra Ali - January 7, 2020 Here’s what Iraqi protesters want.
Trump thought escalating the Iran crisis would solve it. That’s not how escalation works Danielle Lupton - January 7, 2020 Here are four reasons deterrence by escalation is difficult to achieve.
How did the U.S. get to the brink of war with Iran? Afshon Ostovar - January 3, 2020 The assassination of Soleimani will provoke Iran to act
Here’s how airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq threaten post-ISIS stability Renad Mansour - September 8, 2019 What a rift in the understanding between formal and de facto armed groups could mean for Iraq
Why are Iraq’s paramilitaries turning on their own ranks? Renad Mansour - February 18, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83855" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization