As ISIS Recedes, Yazidis Face Persecution From Turkish Militias
Originally published by The National Interest The international community must call out the atrocities Erdogan’s military forces are sustaining against...
Maya Carlin
WP Post Author
Why Biden’s terror designation reversal won’t change Houthi behavior
Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate In response to the U.S. State Department’s terrorist designation reversal, the rebels escalated attacks...
What Joe Biden’s Syria Policy Means for Israel
Originally published by The National Interest As remnants of the Biden administration’s Syria policy unfolds, Israel’s ability to deter Iran’s...
Why a GCC-Iraq Power Sharing Agreement Intimidates Iran
Originally published by The National Interest The restructuring of alliances in the Middle East does not bode well for Tehran’s...
ISIS Bombings Expose Shortfalls in Iraq’s Security Forces
Originally published by the National Interest The PMU’s ability to openly and repeatedly defy Iraqi law and disavow the interest of...
Why President Biden Should Embrace the Abraham Accords
Originally published by The National Interest 2021 Outlook Assessment The Biden administration has the opportunity to build on the successes...
How the Gulf ‘solidarity pact’ may be Iraq’s saving grace
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Saudi’s Crown Prince emphasized the decision to rejoin the coalition of Gulf partners reflects...
US sanctioning of Iraqi militia leader highlights Iran’s role in deadly protests
Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate The United States sanctioned Iraqi Popular Mobilization Committee chairman and former Iraqi National Security...
Iranian-backed Houthis Test Yemen’s New Unity Government
Originally published at the National Interest At least twenty-two people were killed and dozens more were injured in an attack at the airport...
Without U.S. Aid, Where Would Egypt Turn?
Originally posted at the National Interest As a candidate, Joe Biden issued a stern warning to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, pledging...
Situation Report: Rockets fired at U.S. embassy in Baghdad
2021 Outlook Assessment Rockets targeted Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on December 20, home to the U.S. embassy and diplomatic...
Cutting Off Saudi Arabia Would Only Embolden its Worst Impulses
2021 Outlook Assessment Originally published by National Interest As Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron face pressure to terminate dialogue with...
How Joe Biden Can Learn from His Prior Mistakes in Iraq
2021 Outlook Assessment Originally published at the National Interest A commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by an...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Faces a Litany of Tough Security Challenges
Originally published in The National Interest On November 18, Iraq’s foreign minister condemned a rocket attack the previous day in Baghdad’s Green...
Situation Report: Trump orders troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Defense Department is expected to cut nearly 2,000 troops from Afghanistan and 500 troops from Iraq by mid-January, according...
Proxy Wars: How Turkey and Iran Employ Militias Abroad
Originally published by The National Interest Iran and Turkey are using proxy militias to insert themselves in conflicts across the Middle...