Tareq Y Ismael

Tareq Y Ismael is professor of political science at the University of Calgary, and editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies. Among his many books are Middle East Politics Today: Government and Civil Society (University Press of Florida, 2001); (co-edited with William W Haddad) Iraq: The Human Cost of History (Pluto Press, 2003); and (with Jacqueline S Ismael), The Iraqi Predicament: People in the Quagmire of Power Politics (Pluto Press, 2004).

The architects of Iraq

A potentially decisive season of hearings and discussions about the performance and future of United States forces in Iraq has come to a provisional conclusion with the Congressional testimony of

By Tareq Y Ismael

/ 18 Sep 2007

Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the United States

Against the backdrop of America's ongoing "surge" in Iraq, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia convened the nineteenth Arab League summit in Riyadh. The summit, on 28-30

By Tareq Y Ismael

/ 22 Apr 2007

The ghost of Saddam Hussein

On the morning of the first day of the Muslim feast of sacrifice, 30 December, 2006, Arabs and Muslims were greeted by the spectacle of Saddam Hussein's execution.

By Tareq Y Ismael

/ 30 Jan 2007

The Iraq Study Group report: an assessment

The Iraq Study Group (ISG), formed on 15 March 2006, released its findings on 6 December 2006 against the backdrop of a political crisis in the United States. The components

By Tareq Y Ismael

/ 8 Dec 2006