The Kurdish referendum backfired badly. Here’s why. Renad Mansour - October 25, 2017 Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered his forces
Fighting the Islamic State won’t change the sectarian image of Iraq’s militias Mieczyslaw Boduszynski - December 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51868" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi rapid response forces gather during
Here’s what we can learn from how Twitter responded to Paris Alexandra Siegel - November 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32319" align="aligncenter" width="908"] French soldiers enforce the Vigipirate plan,
Why the U.S. (still) can't train the Iraqi military - September 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29703" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iraqi soldiers with U.S.-made weapons take
Why the U.S. (still) can’t train the Iraqi military Caitlin Talmadge and Austin Long - September 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29703" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iraqi soldiers with U.S.-made weapons take
The dilemmas of working with Iraqi militias Marc Lynch - June 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26488" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Members of Iraqi security forces
The Islamic State as an ordinary insurgency Reyko Huang - May 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24819" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A flag of the Islamic
How sensationalist TV stories on terrorism make Americans more hawkish Shana Gadarian - October 9, 2014 Television news in the last several weeks has seemed eerily
The logic of violence in the Islamic State's war Stathis Kalyvas - July 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12670" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Militants take part in a parade
The logic of violence in the Islamic State’s war Stathis Kalyvas - July 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12670" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Militants take part in a parade
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,
Why the Iraqi army collapsed (and what can be done about it) Keren Fraiman, Caitlin Talmadge, and Austin Long - June 13, 2014 The collapse of Iraqi security forces this week has been
Moral Hazard in Authoritarian Repression and the Fate of Dictators Joshua Tucker - January 4, 2012 As part of our continuing relationship with section newsletters of