Foreign Policy Essay
Why Security Assistance Often Fails
Rachel Tecott Metz Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 10:01 AM
U.S. advisers know that partner militaries disregard their training, but are rarely willing to address the reasons why.
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Iraq
Twenty Years Later, the U.S. Military Is Still Lost in Iraq
Jonathan Lord Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 8:16 AM
Two years into President Biden’s term—and 20 years since the mission to topple Saddam Hussein began—there’s no driver behind the wheel of the United States’s Iraq policy.
2002 AUMF
How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 2: Interpretation and Implications
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 8:01 AM
Repeal isn’t just good housekeeping. It would help ensure that Congress weighs in before pursuing another major war in the Middle East.
2002 AUMF
How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 1: History and Practice
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 12:24 PM
Congress originally enacted the 2002 AUMF to remove Saddam Hussein. But in the subsequent 20 years, it’s been used for so much more.
Foreign Policy Essay
How to Overcome the Pitfalls of the Saudi-Iran Dialogue
James Jeffrey, Bilal Saab Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 10:01 AM
The talks between the regional rivals have yielded little progress because of the countries' disparate goals and regional positions.
Foreign Policy Essay
Iraq in the Era of the Abraham Accords
Katherine Harvey Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 10:01 AM
As Biden heads to the Middle East, there are limits to the potential for diplomatic breakthroughs.
Foreign Policy Essay
Building Iraqi Army Will to Fight to Prevent Another Disaster
Ben Connable Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 10:01 AM
Iraq needs a reliable military, but that will require training that fosters leadership, adaptability and esprit de corps.
Foreign Policy Essay
How Saudi Arabia Pushed Iraq Into the Arms of Iran
Katherine Harvey Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 10:01 AM
There was an opportunity for a more productive relationship between Riyadh and Baghdad.
Lawfare Live
Lawfare Live: The State of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
Bryce Klehm Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 11:36 AM
Join us for an event on the U.S.-Iraq relationship.
Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Iraq and Jordan: A New Partnership 30 years in the Making?
Katherine Harvey, Bruce Riedel Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 11:57 AM
At first glance, a partnership grouping together Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan appears rather strange. But the new partnership potentially heralds a far more ambitious project to bring together the countries of the Levant more broadly.