Middle East

Pavel on US Foreign Policy on the Line in Iraq

By Barry Pavel

McClatchy quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on why the ongoing crisis in Iraq presents the biggest challenge yet to President Obama’s foreign policy doctrine:

Koranyi on Iraq’s Kurds

By David Koranyi

Al-Monitor quotes Eurasia Center Deputy Director David Koranyi on the challenges facing Iraqi Kurds as the crisis in Iraq persists:

Slavin: Iraqi Kurdish Officials Describe ‘Different Country’ After Mosul

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on statements made by Iraqi Kurdish officials in the aftermath of the fall of the city of Mosul to Sunni extremist militants: 

War Crimes in Syria

Please join us on July 2, 2014 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm for a discussion with The Hon. Stephen J. Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Office of Global Criminal Justice, US Department of State moderated by Frederic C. Hof, Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council.

Syria: Creating Favorable Facts

By Frederic C. Hof

The story of Syria’s crisis to date can be summarized in large measure by the discipline and determination of Iran and Russia. They have focused rigidly on sustaining Bashar al-Assad in power.

Mardini on the Opening Session of New Iraqi Parliament

By Ramzy Mardini

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the Iraqi parliament’s failure to reach a decision on whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will remain in office:

Inside Libya’s wild west

By Valerie Stocker

“Inside Libya’s Wild West” explores Libya’s rarely examined southwestern province of Fezzan and how its porous border, tribal tensions, and lack of coordination with central authorities is emblematic of the Libyan government’s failure to deliver for its citizens.   Authored by independent researcher Valerie Stocker, the brief details the lack of security on Libya’s southwestern […]