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Iraq's Federalism Quandary

Sean Kane
Joost R. Hiltermann
Raad Alkadiri
| Feb 28, 2012
Iraq faces major questions about the power-sharing agreements between Baghdad and Iraq's various regions. A solution may require granting greater autonomy to the country's Kurds than to other regions.

Something Is Rotten in the State of Iraq

Kenneth M. Pollack | Aug 24, 2011
Sunni vs. Shia. Kurd vs. Arab. Nationalist vs. Islamist. Iraq circa 2011 is looking an awful lot like Iraq circa 2004. The country is headed back to the anarchic depths from which it ever-so-briefly emerged.

Dreams of Babylon

Ryan Crocker | Jun 28, 2010
Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.

Ambushed on the Potomac

Richard Perle | Jan 21, 2009
One of America’s best-known neoconservatives gives his take on what went wrong over the past eight years, the role of the State Department in hijacking Bush’s foreign policy and why 50 million conspiracy theorists have it wrong.

The Art of Petraeus

T. X. Hammes | Oct 30, 2008
There is no doubt that General Petraeus’s strategies salvaged Iraq. His successes, however, mask a vital policy debate about the future of our armed services.

Xenophobia on the Continent

Andrew Kohut
Richard Wike
| Oct 30, 2008
Anti-Semitism is on the march in Europe. But the European’s new turn toward isolationism goes even further than that.
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Commentary

A Violent New Year in Iraq

Michael Knights | Feb 16, 2012
In the wake of U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, new data shows that internal violence is on the rise. Maliki's power grabs haven't helped.

New Terror Threats in 2012

Rohan Gunaratna | Jan 20, 2012
Recent victories against al-Qaeda, while notable, are insufficient. The threat of terror looms large in the new year.

Iraq's Sideways Drift

Sean Kane | Aug 04, 2011
Sectarian rifts. Political infighting. Shifting alliances. How Iraq missed its last best chance out of the mire.
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Blogs

Opinions in Uniform

Paul R. Pillar | May 03, 2012
There is a very real place in foreign-policy debates for current and retired military personnel. Civilian governments would be wise to listen.

The Three Amigos and the Misuse of History

Paul R. Pillar | Mar 19, 2012
The misguided bellicosity of senators Graham, Lieberman and McCain.

The Heroes of COIN

Joshua Rovner | Mar 12, 2012
State building is a nasty business. Those who think it's all about winning hearts and minds overlook the messy truth.
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Books & Reviews

The Better War That Never Was

Gian P. Gentile | Feb 28, 2012
The "better-war" thesis blames generals for failed wars and misses the crucial role of faulty strategies. William Westmoreland's Vietnam ordeal offers a case in point. He deserves better than this latest assault by Lewis Sorley.

In the Hall of the Vulcans

Anatol Lieven | Oct 25, 2011
We thought the lessons of Vietnam could never be unlearned. But Washington warmongering heeds no warnings, plunging America into the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan. The depths of dysfunction behind these decisions seemingly know no bounds.

A God For All Seasons

Alan Wolfe | Aug 25, 2009
Scholars of international relations have only recently begun to appreciate the power of religion. Their next step is to get religion right. No longer mysterious and magical, modernity has demystified the Higher Power.
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