AQ in Iraq Has a Funny (Ha, Ha) Way of Observing Ramadan
As usual, Al Qaeda makes a mockery of Islam.
Carnage in the Streets of Iraq
Attacks from Iraq’s Sunni militant groups are unlikely to provoke Shia reprisals. But what the violence can do is increase the chances that Iraqis will lose complete faith in their political leaders.
Review: Eclipse of the Sunnis
Iraq’s future depends on a reconciliation between the Maliki government and the Sunni refugees who have fled to neighboring countries.
Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Iraqi Safe Haven
Iraq is better known for exporting refugees than receiving them. But Syrian Kurds are increasingly crossing the border.
Morals in the Age of One Superpower
Can a superpower act morally in its foreign policy? Recent evidence of U.S. conducts suggests otherwise.
The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
Before a book-writing break in Texas, Phyllis reflects on the different stages where our various wars are at this moment in this edition of the New Internationalism newsletter.
Review: We Meant Well
A long-time foreign service officer describes the farces and frustrations of the Iraq occupation.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s Strategy for 2012
What is the terrorist group trying to accomplish this year, and will the Iraqi government respond effectively?
Iraq and the Limits of U.S. Power
Iraq is showing leading neoconservatives the limits of America’s influence in a country it laid to waste.
Iraq: 9 Years of War and Activism. Is It Over?
On the 9th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, join us for an evening of reflection and looking forward. hear stories from big and small actors in the anti-Iraq occupation movement about how the past nine years impacted them and their lives, and the lasting lessons for us as a movement.
Darned Ingrate Iraqis!
“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out” sounds even worse in Arabic than in English.
In Iraq, Occupation by Another Name
Even as embassy population is reduced, America is projecting power by adding CIA personnel and Special Operations.
Iran and Post-Withdrawal Iraq
Iraq knows that Iran — unlike America and other Western forces — is there to stay.
What is the State of the Union Address for, Anyway? Obama Launches Campaign
Obama knew that many people who voted for him in 2008 did so based on his commitment to end the war in Iraq, so highlighting that made perfect sense. But he was way wrong in claiming that the war in Iraq has made the United States “more respected around the world.”
The Not-About-Iraqi-Oil Iraqi Oil Map
Dick Cheney had his eye on Iraqi oil long before 9/11.