Iraq

The Roman pontiff is traveling with a message of peace to a country where the Christian population has been decimated.

“You Don’t Belong Here” tells the story of three trailblazers who cleared the way for generations of female journalists after them.

Some policies may be worth keeping, but Trump’s handling of allies and withdrawals from conflict zones are not among them.

Jan. 6 was a classic example of propaganda by the deed—a revolutionary approach favored by everyone from 19th-century anarchists to Osama bin Laden.

Upcoming elections offer an opportunity to turn Iraq around—and contain Iran in the process.

Why the decline of foreign reporting makes for worse foreign policy.

After a drawdown of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad earlier this year, the Trump administration ordered another cut in response to threats from Iran.

If the Iraqi government fails to pay state workers’ salaries in January, it could lead to widespread instability and violence. The United States and the international community must shore up Baghdad’s finances before it’s too late.

Now that it’s beaten back the Islamic State, the Kurdistan Regional Government is focusing its attention on a group it has long tolerated.

On U.S. foreign policy, there’s no going back to the status quo.

Newly released documents expose the Islamic State leader’s betrayal of his comrades, which presents a golden opportunity to discredit the movement.

The backlash against “forever wars” is no reason to abandon Iraq. Just don’t measure U.S. engagement by the number of troops.

As the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of the Islamic State insurgency, revolutionizing the country’s energy sector could be the key to long-term security.

The United States is threatening to close its outpost in Baghdad. It should have done so yesterday.

As the number of U.S. forces on the ground dwindles and Russian and Iranian propaganda efforts increase, Col. Myles Caggins prepared the soldiers who remain for information warfare.

It doesn’t matter whether Bush or Trump was worse when the problems are the same.

Hundreds of Islamic State-affiliated women are optimistic that Baghdad will soon have to let them go.