Iraq

Poland's Foreign Minister: 'I’m Afraid Conflict in Europe is Imaginable'

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:07:57 -0500

From Radek Sikorski, Foreign Affairs: Our relations with Russia, like yours, are pragmatic but brittle.

Millions of Comrades in Arms in NATO Bound Europe Together

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:09:07 -0500

From George Friedman, Stratfor: On a personal level, my relationship with Europe always passes through the prism of NATO.

Iraq’s Dangerous Relapse Needs US Attention

Ramzy Mardini — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:33:11 -0500

The month of April marked the tenth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, the third provincial election of the post-Saddam era—the country’s first without the presence of US troops—and seven years since a relatively unknown Nouri al-Maliki emerged as the prime minister of Iraq. Nevertheless, after a period of relatively low violence and another election added to Iraq’s nascent democratic experiment, the country is entering the most unstable period since it plunged into a sectarian civil war (2005-07) during the height of the insurgency.

James Joyner on Iraq War Outcome (The National Interest)

Jason Harmala — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:20:18 -0500

Atlantic Council Managing Director James Joyner published a piece in The National Interest on deciding the outcome of the Iraq War.

Energy Resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Promoting Regional Stability and Prosperity

Jason Harmala — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:54:37 -0500

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center on April 8 for a public discussion on Energy Resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with the Minister of Natural Resources Dr. Ashti Hawrami.

Borshchevskaya Commentaries on Armenia in Russia's Sphere and Iraq-Russia Ties

Jason Harmala — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:44:10 -0500

Anna Borshchevskaya, assistant director with the Council's Patriciu Eurasia Center, provided analysis in two commentaries published in OE Watch:

Armenia's Importance in Russia's Strategic Calculations (page 63)
Massoud Barzani's Visit to Russia, and the Moscow-Erbil-Baghdad Triangle (page 65)

Islamists, secular rebels battle in Syria over Nusra Front’s call for Islamic state

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:09:20 -0500

From David Enders, McClatchy: Two Syrian rebel groups – one seeking an elected civil government, the other favoring the establishment of a religious state – are battling each other in the city of Tal Abyad

Shocking and Awing

Harlan Ullman — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:28:08 -0500

Ten years ago this month, the United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom against Saddam Hussein.