Middle East Ticker
Iraq’s Controversial Cleric Poised to Win Election
J. Dana Stuster Tue, May 15, 2018, 11:56 AM
What you missed while the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran deal stole the headlines.
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Why the 2018 Election Season Isn’t Over for the Kurds
Morgan Kaplan Sun, May 13, 2018, 1:12 PM
Five ways Iraq's first election since the Kurdish independence referendum last fall will affect the country's politics.
Middle East Ticker
The Last Days of the Iran Deal?
J. Dana Stuster Tue, May 1, 2018, 11:46 AM
Trump appears poised to scuttle the Iran deal, Russia tries to mediate between Israel and Iran to prevent direct conflict in Syria, and it’s election season in the Middle East.
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Mohammed bin Salman, Son of the Iraq War
Shibley Telhami Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 7:00 AM
The Saudi crown prince's assertive foreign policy is the product of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Middle East Ticker
Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria after Drone Incursion
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 10:00 AM
Israel intercepts an Iranian drone and retaliates, U.S. troops attacked by the Assad regime, Egypt launches a new counterterrorism offensive, and Iraq raises funds to recover.
Middle East Ticker
The Year in Review: The Middle East Keeps Ticking
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 8:00 AM
The Middle East Ticker reviews 2017's biggest news stories about the region.
Foreign Policy Essay
Foreign Fighter ‘Hot Potato’
Kim Cragin Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 10:00 AM
The Islamic State's foreign fighters are leaving Iraq and Syria, but they're not always going home. Some states are deporting them, and then they disappear.
Foreign Policy Essay
Avengers in Wrath: Moral Agency and Trauma Prevention for Remote Warriors
Dave Blair, Karen House Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 10:00 AM
Drone pilots see war from a different vantage, and this takes a different toll.
Middle East Ticker
Kurdish Leader Resigns Under Pressure from Iraq, Benghazi Militant Captured, Saudi Arabia Gives Investors Futuristic Sales Pitch
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 10:21 AM
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan resigns, the Trump administration is using the Obama playbook for a terrorist captured in Libya, and Saudi Arabia’s plans for reform keep getting more ambitious.
Middle East Ticker
Iraqis and Kurds Compete for Oil Deals, Gulf States Still Fighting PR War in Washington, Deadly Ambush in Egypt
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 10:00 AM
Iraqi forces look to consolidate control of Kirkuk, a former Trump official undercuts the State Department on Qatar diplomacy, and an attack on Egyptian troops leaves dozens dead.