Over four months since the election, and Iraq still doesn’t have a government. Should Washington do anything about it?
Baghdad can’t fight off its more powerful neighbors. U.S. policy has created a dangerous power vacuum in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia isn't shy about associating with Iraq anymore. But Riyadh is overlooking Maliki, pulling for Allawi to come out on top in the elections.
Iraq could explode in chaos if ethno-religious minorities aren’t given influence in the new government.
Instead of focusing on the peace process in Israel, Obama needs to pay attention to developing crises in the wider Middle East.
Washington must allow Iraqis to form a government on their own terms. If it forces a solution, Iraq could descend into chaos once again.
With instability in the Middle East now compounded by a resurgent Russia, the time is ripe to push for a major breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations.
The hullabaloo over Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s quasi-endorsement of Obama’s withdrawal plan won’t be dying down anytime soon—and it will continue to give John McCain grief.
America has an opportunity to forge an historic deal with Iran, but the Bush administration seems determined to quash it. Why everything you know about Tehran is wrong.
En route to Baghdad in 2003, General David Petraeus asked a reporter to “tell me how this ends.” Five years later, that’s still up in the air.