Trump’s assassination of Qessim Soleimani follows a policy of international lawlessness that has been supported by...

How is Soleimani’s demise likely to alter Iran’s policy options?

Between 2003 and 2020 the only constants have been the following: communal violence, terrorism, poverty, weapons...

After the death of hundreds of people since the eruption of Iraq’s revolution in October, there is no return to the...

The US responded to the Iraqi insurgency with punishment raids. It didn’t work, but today’s commanders don’t seem to...

Protestors are clear: they do not want reforms, they want a revolution.

Initially described as protests over the economy, they have become a call for revolution.

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In today’s Iraq, there are plenty of Saddams and plenty of Ba’athist-like parties that enjoy an agreed balance of power.

For Iraqi youth, the demands for social justice and economic redistribution cannot be separated from the claim for...

Is it 2003 all over again – but with Iran and Iraq on the same side this time?

As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace

The US is trying to create a Middle Eastern coalition to undermine Iran. They are sixteen years too late.

It remains to be seen whether this so called ‘new Iraq’ is as post-sectarian as some academics and journalists claim.

Iraqis are suffocated by a rampant militarization and hypermasculinity.

Iraq must take urgent and significant actions to provide better protection for the Yezidi women and girls and make...

So long as the ethno-sectarian quota exists, a political class that serves foreign interests will continue to...

Quality education from the outset can eradicate corruption, guarantee peaceful coexistence, and bring about social...

The west's failure in Afghanistan and Iraq, says our columnist who predicted both, is above all one of understanding.

In the absence of civil war, the people of Iraq have found an opportunity to demand that the political elite deliver...

While Iraq is experiencing its fourth week of mass protests, it is essential to understand not only their direct...