Iraq

Belén Fernández on the flip-side of U.S. military engagement. Could forces be creating their own enemies?

Even after a decade of war, Flournoy and Davidson argue that a forward-engaged U.S. military makes sense.

Tom Engelhardt on the lessons Washington can’t draw from the failure of the military option

Syria is widely believed to have chemical weapons. But the U.S. will need to tread carefully to secure them.

Despite the warnings from China, the Pentagon’s Defense Strategic Guidance offers few surprises. Change has been coming for a while.

With the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq, Iran has been happy to step in as a new ally for Baghdad.

Iran would likely be a far more formidable adversary than any the United States has faced in decades. The U.S. should be very wary about launching military strikes.

Iran’s military could probably make life uncomfortable for the U.S. in the Strait of Hormuz. But the downsides far outweigh the advantages of trying.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki eyes greater Chinese investment during a visit to the country last week.

The interesting thing about the revelations over Iran’s neighbours is just how far they’d go to stop it from acquiring a nuclear bomb.

Living in Kemalist Turkey is instructive in how a country can nourish a Great Leader cult and still veer short of dictatorship.

It is very important to bear in mind, when talking about the future of Iraq, the heritage we inherited from the previous regime. [That] determines where the needs are, politically, security, socially and economically.