Iraq

Thank God It's Over

Before we say say goodbye to 2010, a look back at the year's achievements and disasters, natural and otherwise.

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A Step In the Right Direction

Iraq's progress may seem fitful, but its achievements of the past few years have been remarkable.

BY JOHN D. NEGROPONTE | DECEMBER 21, 2010

Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy

Is franchising a successful way to build a global terror network?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | DECEMBER 7, 2010

Think Again: Iraq

It's not over yet.

BY LARRY KAPLOW | NOVEMBER 15, 2010

A War of His Own Making

On the day that defined his presidency, Bush never wavered from his decision: 9/11 meant war.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Delusion Points

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The End of Christianity in the Middle East?

The brutal bombing of a church in Baghdad may be the final straw for this 2,000 year old minority community.

BY EDEN NABY, JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Kill Screen

Is the new crop of hyperrealistic military video games driving home the reality of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, or simply exploiting them?

BY MATTHEW SHAER | OCTOBER 27, 2010

Blood on Our Hands

Newly released war documents show how the U.S. military, in cable after grim cable, painstakingly chronicled Iraq's descent into bloody Shiite-on-Sunni violence. So why did top officials deny the obvious?

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | OCTOBER 25, 2010

It's the Occupation, Stupid

Extensive research into the causes of suicide terrorism proves Islam isn't to blame -- the root of the problem is foreign military occupations.

BY ROBERT A. PAPE | OCTOBER 18, 2010

The World's Jon Stewarts

The Daily Show star has it easy. An FP List of the world's most influential political satirists shows that in dangerous places, telling jokes can be hazardous to your health.

BY MAX STRASSER | OCTOBER 18, 2010

From Russia With Blood

C.J. Chivers talks with Foreign Policy about the Kalashnikov, the world's real weapon of mass destruction.

INTERVIEW BY CHARLES HOMANS | OCTOBER 15, 2010

Darkness and Light

Barack Obama promised to end "the color-coded politics of fear." But we're still living in the shadows.

BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What America Left Behind in Iraq

It's even uglier than you think.

BY NIR ROSEN | SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This Week at War: The Iraq Gamble

Can Obama turn the page on the war he never wanted?

BY ROBERT HADDICK | SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Turkey's Silent Crisis

Tensions between the government and the country’s Kurdish minority are threatening to explode like never before. And the collateral damage may include the Obama administration’s foreign policy.

BY HENRI J. BARKEY | AUGUST 31, 2010

Inheriting Iraq

Images from the war Obama didn't want.

BY JARED MONDSCHEIN | AUGUST 30, 2010

Obama's Iraq

With U.S. combat troops out, the country remains fragile. But the drawdown has gone much better than anyone expected.

BY MICHAEL O'HANLON, IAN LIVINGSTON | AUGUST 27, 2010

America's First Muslim President

Muslim Americans helped elect George W. Bush, but now they're leaving the Republican Party in droves. It didn't have to be this way.

BY SUHAIL A. KHAN | AUGUST 23, 2010

It Worked on Saddam

Why patience, not bombs, is the best way to defuse Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

BY ART KELLER | AUGUST 20, 2010

The King of Iraq

As U.S. troops leave the country, one man stands to benefit above all: Moqtada al-Sadr.

BY BABAK DEHGHANPISHEH | AUGUST 20, 2010

The Beginning of the End

The U.S. combat presence in Iraq is over, and it is likely all troops will be gone by the end of next year. But strong support will still be needed in the weeks and months to come, lest the country slip back into chaos and conflict.

BY JOHN D. NEGROPONTE | AUGUST 19, 2010

The Last Act

As U.S. soldiers leave Iraq, the country remains fragile, and deeply scarred by war.

AUGUST 19, 2010

The Iraqi Who Knew Too Much

Why is Saddam's oil minister still in prison?

BY CHARLES DUELFER | AUGUST 9, 2010

The Two Obamas

It's too early to call the U.S. president a foreign-policy failure. But he does need to figure out what kind of global leader he wants to be.

BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 6, 2010

Obama Sent a Secret Letter to Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric

But can Ayatollah Sistani break Baghdad's political impasse?

BY BARBARA SLAVIN | AUGUST 5, 2010

The Ministry of Oil Defense

It's not polite to say so, but if Americans understood just how many trillions their military was really spending on protecting oil, they wouldn't stand for it.

BY PETER MAASS | AUGUST 5, 2010

How Does the CIA Know If Its Intel Is Any Good?

Common sense, mostly.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 26, 2010

Angle of Defection

Was Shahram Amiri's return to Iran politically motivated, or was he just miserable?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 16, 2010

Bad Politics Is Better Than No Politics

Why Iraq's bloody democracy isn't so terrible.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 9, 2010