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Dreams of Babylon

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

The Republic and the Rahbar

Gary Sick | Jan 21, 2009
With all of the hype surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and its incendiary President Ahmadinejad, we have been fooled into believe Tehran is one of our biggest threats.

Patient Stabilized?

Stephen Biddle | Feb 29, 2008
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

Smoke and Mirrors

David G. Victor | Jan 02, 2008
David Victor's article "What Resource Wars?" has created quite a stir. Now Victor responds to his critics.

Clearing the Air

Michael T. Klare | Jan 02, 2008
In the previous issue of The National Interest, David Victor argued that the threat of resource wars is exaggerated. Michael Klare weighs in.

What Resource Wars?

David G. Victor | Nov 12, 2007
Classic resource wars are good material for Hollywood screenwriters. They rarely occur in the real world.
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Commentary

Ghosts of Iraq

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 20, 2013
Both sides of the Syria intervention debate are haunted by the last big war.

It's Not Too Soon to Tell

James Joyner | Apr 10, 2013
Paul Wolfowitz continues to be wrong about Iraq.

Fantasies of the Iraq Hawks

Robert W. Merry | Mar 22, 2013
Is examining hypotheticals really better than examining what actually happened?
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Blogs

Ignorance, Ideology, and the Power of Propaganda

Trevor Thrall | Sep 16, 2011
Why American apathy, disinterest and ignorance about foreign-policy issues just may be a good thing.

America's Iraq 'Victory'

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 16, 2010
As U.S. troops leave Iraq, it's becoming more and more clear that the American victory is a Pyrrhic one.

Books & Reviews

Heirs of Sargon

Robert D. Kaplan | Jun 30, 2009
Iraq has a long and tortured history. Home to the tyrant, the origins of despotism lie in the primordial ooze of the Mesopotamian swamp. Yet for a brief moment fifty years ago, the land of two rivers experienced democracy.

Parthian Shot

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 27, 2009
Iran was a glorious empire, but has also been a conquered nation. This complex mixture of pride and insecurity continues to define the Republic.

FDR's Children

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jan 02, 2008
The Democratic rebirth of the virtue of FDR's realism.
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