By Michael Knights, Hamdi Malik and Crispin Smith, for the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's New Regime Change: How Tehran-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Militias Captured the Iraqi State A comprehensive study of the […]
By Aram Mahmood, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Case of Iraq Underscores the Need of an International Anti-Corruption Court Given the inability-or unwillingness-of Iraqi institutions to adequately combat corruption, the need for […]
By Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Overlap Between the Islamic Resistance of Iraq and the Popular Mobilization Forces The Islamic Resistance of Iraq mourned the loss of members of the Iraqi […]
By Selin Uysal, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Making Sense of Iraq's Politicized Supreme Court Rulings From removing the speaker of parliament to overturning election results, the court has repeatedly overstepped its role […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militia Hair-Pulling Over Who Are The Truest Muqawama Given a couple of days of Gaza-related ceasefire, muqawama leaders went back to old […]
By Bilal Wahab and Selin Uysal, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will an Iraqi Front Open in the Hamas-Israel War? The risky tit-for-tat strikes between U.S. and militia forces are one symptom of […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 2): Asaib and Nujaba Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, and their facade […]
By Hamdi Malik, Michael Knights, Crispin Smith and Ameer al-Kaabi, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Potential Escalation in Iraq (Part 1): Khamenei and Badr Iraqi "resistance" elements are becoming more bellicose in their […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Profile: The Islamic Resistance of Iraq The Telegram brand that emerged in October 2023 is not a group per se, new or […]
By Khaled Sulaiman for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Addressing Iraq's Environmental Challenges: Population Growth Solving Iraq's demographic crisis will require immediate and comprehensive action at both the state and individual level. Without these […]
By Hamdi Malik, Crispin Smith and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Coded Militia Language Aims to Signal Escalation The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, […]
From the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Bridging the U.S.-Iraq Business Gap On August 14, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Mais Abbas Abousy, Safwan Al-Amin, and Amer Aladhadh: Abousy is a […]
