Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy?
Iraq’s Kurds may at last have their own state. But is it the one they wanted?
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (6/10)
War with Iran could cost you your job.
Trouble on the Other Side of the Euphrates
Iraqi demonstrators are now taking matters into their own hands.
The U.S. and Chemical Weapons: No Leg to Stand On
The United States is in no position to take leadership in response to any use of such weaponry by Syria
Iraq’s Labor and Other Movements, and the Lessons of the War
Come to an evening with Gene Bruskin, Andy Shallal & Phyllis Bennis to discuss the movements of labor and popular forces in Iraq and the lessons of the 9 year war.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/18)
From the alternative energy that’s not so alternative to victory for Iran.
America’s Other Dark Legacy In Iraq
Putting aside even Iraq’s horrifying descent into sectarian violence, the United States did a spectacularly poor job of governing the country.
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
The U.S. war in Iraq may be over, but we owe an apology to all those who suffered from the war.
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
It didn’t take long for the world to recognize that the US invasion and occupation of Iraq constituted a “dumb war.” But dumb wasn’t the half of it.
February 15, 2003. The Day the World Said No to War.
Our movement changed history. While we did not prevent the Iraq war, the protests proved its clear illegality, demonstrated the isolation of the Bush administration policies, helped prevent war in Iran, and inspired a generation of activists.
The Dreams and Dilemmas of Iraqi Kurdistan
Amidst the Middle East’s ongoing conflicts and turmoil, the Kurds of northern Iraq may come out on top with an independent state.
Torture: An All-American Nightmare
After the fact, torture can only be dealt with by staring directly into the nightmare that changed us.
Romney on the Middle East: Obama, but Worse
Beneath the bluster, Romney’s foreign policy isn’t so different from Obama’s. It’s just worse.
Who Will Govern Syrian Kurdistan?
Although the prospects for an independent state in Syrian Kurdistan remain dim, unprecedented Kurdish autonomy will likely result from the conflict
Damaged Historical Sites and Stolen Antiquities Fray Syria’s Links to the Origins of Civilization
The treasures of Syria’s history are under attack from the military, rebels, and looters.