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October 25, 2017
Iran’s—and Russia’s—Influence Is Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad’s seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk, aided by Shiite militias close to Tehran, has forced the Kurdish government to freeze its independence-referendum results.
Jeremy Hodge
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May 18, 2016
Iraqi Kurdish Leader Calls for Redrawing Regional Borders—And Attacks Fellow Kurds
Massoud Barzani praises Turkey’s authoritarian leader but has harsh words for the Turkish PKK and its Syrian Kurdish offshoot.
Roy Gutman
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April 13, 2015
12 Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran
Every time Washington has committed another blunder in the Middle East, Iran has stepped in to take advantage.
Peter Van Buren
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April 6, 2015
How the War With ISIS Has Exposed Kurdistan’s Internal Divisions
The West’s favorite Iraq “success story,” the Kurdish region is actually plagued with corruption and nepotism.
Jenna Krajeski
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October 16, 2014
Seven Worst-Case Scenarios In the Battle With the Islamic State
The US is at war in the Middle East, again. What could possibly go wrong?
Peter Van Buren
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June 23, 2014
In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS
“Of course we are proud to be in the fight. Kirkuk is our city.”
Jenna Krajeski