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
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
An emerging populism is sweeping the Middle East Renad Mansour and Lina Khatib - July 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75521" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Why many failed to predict the leftist-Islamist alliance that won Iraq’s 2018 elections Benedict Robin - June 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this May 14 photo, supporters
Was Iraq’s recent election a democratic success? Depends whom you ask. den Toorn - May 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73677" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A volunteer points out the place
Why Iraq’s surprising election doesn’t signal major changes Al Ali - May 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73384" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Iraqi woman prepares to cast
What to expect from Iraq’s election on Saturday Renad Mansour - May 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73005" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People cast their ballots at a voting
Here’s what old constitutional debates tell us about the new crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan Al Ali - October 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65511" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Smoke rises while Iraqi security forces
The Kurdish referendum backfired badly. Here’s why. Renad Mansour - October 25, 2017 Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered his forces
5 things to know about the referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Ramzy Mardini and Morgan Kaplan - September 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63723" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi Kurds rally to urge people to
A striking positive shift in Sunni opinion in Iraq is underway. Here’s what it means. Munqith al-Dagher and Karl Kaltenthaler - September 14, 2017 Iraqi security forces have made great progress toward defeating the
Why a controversial Iraqi Shiite cleric visited Saudi Arabia Fanar Haddad - August 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visited
Islamic State’s next move could be underground criminal networks Aisha Ahmad - August 8, 2017 After months of fierce ground war, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider
Premature excitement about Iraq’s new government reforms Al Ali - August 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28575" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi
Premature excitement about Iraq's new government reforms - August 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28575" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi
Stronger Baghdad, weaker Irbil? Serhun Al - August 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28440" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Kurdish peshmerga soldier looks out
Can the Iran deal be a new Camp David? Marc Lynch - July 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27389" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Are militias a menace? Ariel Ahram - January 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19788" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Fighters from the Shiite Kataib Imam
The resurgence of Arab militaries Robert Springborg - December 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18665" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel
A broad approach to countering the Islamic State Christopher Paul and Colin Clarke - September 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15119" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iraqi soldiers celebrate on Monday after Iraqi