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Threats
The Remarkable Resilience of the Prime Minister of Iraq
In December, Haider al-Abadi declared victory over ISIS. But with Iranian militias still to contend with and tensions with the Kurds high, challenges to peace remain.
Ideas
How Can Iraq Rebuild?
Winning the peace means paying for reconstruction — and inevitably, losing money to corruption.
Ideas
Why Iraq Needs the Oil
Taking it, as Donald Trump has mused about doing, is not only illegal—it would tear the country apart.
Threats
After ISIS, Iraq's Militias Face Another Fight: Legitimacy
The Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, face a post-war battle for influence that connects Tehran and Washington.
Ideas
The Shia Power Brokers of the New Iraq
As the embattled country wages war on ISIS in the north, its future may be decided by clerics in the south.
