A Yazidi activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But what happens next for Yazidis? Tutku Ayhan - October 30, 2018 Yazidi survivor, activist and U.N. goodwill ambassador for the dignity
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
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
Most Kurds in Iraq support independence. So why did some voters stay home during last week’s referendum? Nicole Watts - October 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64602" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A child with a Kurdish flag is
Kurdistan and Catalonia are voting on independence. Welcome to the age of secession. Ryan Griffiths - September 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63871" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A crowd of protesters gather outside
The Kurdish region of Iraq is going to vote on independence. Here’s what you need to know. Ramzy Mardini and Morgan Kaplan - June 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60140" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region
What are the Kurdish Women’s Units fighting for in Syria? Amy Holmes - December 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33884" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: Young Syrian-Kurdish women take part
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here's why that's wrong. - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here’s why that’s wrong. Costantino Pischedda - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
Stronger Baghdad, weaker Irbil? Serhun Al - August 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28440" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Kurdish peshmerga soldier looks out
Why isn't there an anti-Iran alliance? - June 3, 2015 The Iranian flag flies in front of a UN building
Why isn’t there an anti-Iran alliance? Gregory Gause - June 3, 2015 The Iranian flag flies in front of a UN building
Redefining the Kurdish nation Nicole Watts - February 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22025" align="aligncenter" width="640"] University students march to support pro-democracy
What the battle for Kobane says about U.S. overseas military bases Amy Holmes - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20798" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A woman celebrates the liberation from
Why the U.S. backed the Kurds Morgan Kaplan - September 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15516" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iraqi Kurdish pesh merga fighter
Can ISIS overcome the insurgency resource curse? Ariel Ahram - July 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12548" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A file picture dated March 11,
The Middle East quasi-state system Ariel Ahram - May 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10914" align="aligncenter" width="1024" special=""] File: In Hermel, Lebanon, people
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