List of Iraq articles
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Supporters of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate following the announcement of preliminary election results in Baghdad on November 12. Iraq’s Elections Promise More Politicking Than Change
Perceptions of Washington’s indifference can perpetuate a risky status quo.
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Iraqi polling officials count ballots during the country's parliamentary election in Al-Muhandiseen district in eastern Baghdad on November 11. An Unusual Election in Iraq Offers the U.S. an Unusual Opportunity
Baghdad is turning away from Tehran. Can Washington capitalize on it?
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Dick Cheney leans over. Dick Cheney, Architect of the War on Terrorism, Dies
The former U.S. vice president set out to strengthen the power of the presidency and the country but ultimately undermined both.
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Dozens of people walk along a packed-sand path along the edge of a camp filled with low white tents. Many of the people are women wearing full black-cloth burkas. The sky overhead is hazy with sand and a few scattered clouds. Iraq Is Leading the Way on al-Hol. The World Must Do Its Part.
Allowing Islamic State prisoners to languish in detention is a dangerous radicalization risk.
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A man in sunglasses stands in front of a Tesla on a street with powerlines and buildings behind him. Iraqi Kurdistan’s EV Revolution
Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.
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Chinese soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Tiananmen Square on September 3. Are We Overestimating Autocracies?
Russia and Iran have proved weaker than many thought. So will China.
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A man and child hold hands as they walk along rubble- and grass-covered railroad tracks. Palm trees and power lines frame the scene. From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.
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French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein look up during a visit to the Cadarache nuclear research center in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France, on Sept. 6, 1975. The Lessons of Osirak for Israel and Iran
The 1981 strike on an Iraqi reactor jolted Baghdad’s nuclear program into high gear.
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Donald Trump is flanked by U.S. soldiers in formal uniforms as he stands in a doorway of the White House and salutes. Out of focus in the foreground is the bent arm of a soldier saluting back at the president. Will Trump Wage ‘No New Wars’?
Lessons from the past about Trump as commander in chief.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2009. Why Kurds Are Disappointed by Biden’s Legacy
Biden’s pro-Kurdish track record in the Senate and vice presidency didn’t extend to his time in the White House.
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On the left are five people, presumably a family, in the door of their home. On the right are two people, with one of them mostly out of frame but holding a tablet with an identification card on top and the other person fully in frame holding a tablet. Iraq’s Long-Awaited Census Reveals a Demographic Gift
The country stood still for its first count in more than 25 years. Now, it must take action to capitalize on the findings.
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A vehicle part of a US military convoy drives in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on Sept. 17. The U.S. Must Learn to Leave Iraq
Getting personnel and equipment out may prove the easy part.
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Women attend a demonstration in support of a proposed parliamentary amendment to the Personal Status Law in Baghdad on Sept. 15. Iraq Is Threatening to Roll Back Women’s Rights
A country that was once a trailblazer for gender equality in the Arab world is embracing regressive sectarian policies.
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A U.S. Marine uses a U.S. flag to cover the face of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. Why Did America Stumble Into a Trap in Iraq?
A new history offers a sharp but limited critique.
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Girls walk to class on the first day of school in a Yazidi displacement camp about 9 miles from the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Nov. 1, 2021. Iraqi Kurdistan’s Ethnic Minorities Are Under Attack
A power struggle between Baghdad and Erbil is targeting the country’s most vulnerable.
