Who won in Iraq?
FP‘s new issue is now online, and we’re very excited about it. The cover story is actually a package of essays about the top 10 people, nations, and ideas that can declare victory in Iraq—a somewhat counterintuitive take given how bad the situation there has become. Iran By Vali Nasr After nearly 25 years of ...
FP's new issue is now online, and we're very excited about it. The cover story is actually a package of essays about the top 10 people, nations, and ideas that can declare victory in Iraq—a somewhat counterintuitive take given how bad the situation there has become.
Iran
By Vali Nasr After nearly 25 years of wrestling with Saddam Hussein, Iran’s Shiite rulers have the war to thank for their newfound power. Moqtada al-Sadr
By Dexter FilkinsHow a radical Shiite cleric became the most powerful man in Iraq.
Al Qaeda
By Daniel Byman
FP‘s new issue is now online, and we’re very excited about it. The cover story is actually a package of essays about the top 10 people, nations, and ideas that can declare victory in Iraq—a somewhat counterintuitive take given how bad the situation there has become.
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After nearly 25 years of wrestling with Saddam Hussein, Iran’s Shiite rulers have the war to thank for their newfound power.
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The terrorist network was on life support after September 11—until a new front opened in Baghdad and revived its mission.
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The man who envisioned a clash of civilizations looks more prescient than ever.
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The United States’ missteps in Iraq have given a rising superpower in the East room to grow.
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The war in Iraq triggered record oil prices, and the region’s petrostates will enjoy the windfall for years to come.
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Four years on, Europe’s naysayers are looking wise beyond their years. But can they do any more than sit back and gloat?
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The war in Iraq eliminated several of Israel’s biggest enemies—even if it made a few new ones along the way.
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Plus, a special essay by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on why Iraq is everyone’s war. |
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But it’s not all about Iraq. There’s Why the World Isn’t Flat, a response by a Harvard professor to Thomas Friedman’s famous argument about globalization, as well as Think Again: China, marching orders for how to overthrow Kim Jong Il, and Inside the Ivory Tower, a look at what international relations scholars think about the world. Check it out!
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