The Future of the Popular Mobilization Forces after the Assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
By depriving the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of its leading strategist, the assassination of Abu Mahdi Muhandis, the chief...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Future of the Popular Mobilization Forces after the Assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Future of the Kurdistan Region after the Defeat of ISIS and the Failure of the 2017 Independence Referendum
In 2017, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq held an independence referendum, which triggered severe backlash, including the loss of...
Making Sense of the Sadrists: Fragmentation and Unstable Politics
Iraq’s Sadrist movement, led by populist Shi’i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has been at the heart of Iraqi politics since...
Iraq: Asking the Right Questions about Civil Disorder
Since October 1 of last year, over 600 Iraqis have been killed and thousands injured in protests throughout the...
Narrowing Interests in the Middle East: Planning for Great Power Competition
Download Narrowing Interests in the Middle East: Planning for Great Power Competition The United States dramatically increased the commitment...
Transatlantic Trialogue: Turkey, the Syrian War, and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance
Download Transatlantic Trialogue: Turkey, the Syrian War, and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance Tensions over Syria have negatively...
Transitional Justice in Taiwan: A Belated Reckoning with the White Terror
From 1949 to the end of the Cold War era, the Kuomintang (KMT)—under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and...
Benjamin Franklin and the Crisis of the British Empire
In this talk, Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Walter A. McDougall will explore the nature of the crisis that led to...
Rebuilding Iraq’s Public Works Infrastructure Following the Defeat of ISIS
This report studies the challenges of rebuilding Iraq’s public works infrastructure following the “perfect storm” of the ISIS insurgency...
Where did the Founders Get their Ideas? America’s Machiavellian Moment and the Origins of the Atlantic Republican Tradition
What does it mean to speak of American Exceptionalism? If it just means unique, then the claim is unexceptional...