Iraq’s populist leader quit parliament. What happens now? Renad Mansour and Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - June 21, 2022 Rallying anti-establishment protests strengthened Muqtada al-Sadr’s hand in the past. It might not work now.
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
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.
In Iraq, demonstrators demand change — and the government fights back Zahra Ali and Safaa Khalaf - October 7, 2019 Initially described as protests over the economy, they have become a call for revolution.
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
Iran’s influence in Iraq is declining. Here’s why. Munqith al-Dagher - November 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80301" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators waved Iranian and pro-Iranian party
After several high-profile murders in Iraq, here’s what headlines missed about their cause. Zahra Ali - October 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78816" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this image from Oct. 1,
Can a new president and prime minister solve Iraq’s broken politics? Renad Mansour - October 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78733" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraq's new president, Barham Salih, front
After the big protests in Basra, what’s next? E. Mulherin and Benjamin Isakhan - September 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78051" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man holds a national flag
Who to blame for the protests in Basra, Iraq? Safwan Al-Amin and Marsin Alshamary - September 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77741" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters trample a portrait of Iran's
Can a new government solve the protests in Iraq? Al Ali - September 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77709" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mourners chant anti-government slogans while carrying
How violent protests in Iraq could escalate Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - September 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77539" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A protester in front of the
Protests are mounting in Iraq. Why? Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - July 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76040" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iraqis react to tear gas fired
Shiites are participating in the world’s largest pilgrimage today. Here’s how they view the world. Fotini Christia, Elizabeth Dekeyser, and Dean Knox - November 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49847" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iranians pray in Tehran during a
Who’s fighting the Islamic State? Five things you need to know about militias in civil wars. Stathis Kalyvas, Livia Schubiger, and Corinna Jentzsch - September 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29541" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] In this Saturday, June 14, 2014
Who's fighting the Islamic State? Five things you need to know about militias in civil wars. - September 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29541" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] In this Saturday, June 14, 2014
The U.S. just leaked its war plan in Iraq. Why? Joshua Rovner and Caitlin Talmadge - February 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_12228" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The jacket belonging to an Iraqi
Turning the lights off on the Islamic State Andrew Shaver - October 16, 2014 The following is a guest post from Princeton University political science
Is this the end of Sykes-Picot? Gregory Gause - May 20, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10666" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Dr. Michael Izady, Gulf/2000 Program at