Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Harith HasanContent Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - All Publications https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023 12:40:46 EST Transnationalization of a Borderland: Center, Periphery, and Identity in Western Iraq https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023 12:40:46 EST Iraq's Political Prospects After Muqtada al-Sadr's Parliamentary Exodus https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/87349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to order his parliamentary bloc members to resign could have serious ramifications, effectively ending any chance of a political settlement through the country's established institutions and allowing the conflict to escalate to more dangerous levels. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/87349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022 11:49:25 EST Iraq, Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights Politics of Anti-Normalization: Intra-Shia Rivalries and the Iraqi Parliament's Efforts to Criminalize Ties with Israel https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/87289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Also, Iran-allied factions criticized the foreign policy of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who enjoyed al-Sadr's support, especially in opening Iraq up to the Arab world and improving relations with Jordan, Egypt, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/87289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022 04:46:41 EST Middle East, North Africa, Foreign Policy Eden Denied: Environmental Decay, Illicit Activities, and Instability in Iraq's Southern Border Area https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/86756?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In Iraq's Eastern Basra region, regional conflicts and illicit activity have contributed to environmental decay, which in turn furthers instability. Unless these problems are addressed, there will be long-term consequences for Iraq and the Middle East. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/86756?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 29 Mar 2022 06:36:39 EST Carnegie Middle East, X-Border Local Research Network, Iraq, Middle East Low Turnout, High Drama https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85555?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Iraq's parliamentary elections show a shift in the balance of power in favor of Moqtada al-Sadr and Nouri al-Maliki. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85555?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021 08:18:42 EST Iran, Iraq, Middle East Polyvalent Prime Minister https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Mustapha al-Kadhimi's promotion of regional dialogue allows him to address Iraq's many vulnerabilities. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 03 Sep 2021 05:30:05 EST France, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Western Europe Iraq's Prime Minister Visited Biden. What Happens Next? https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss When Iraq's prime minister met U.S. President Joe Biden, he had a complex balancing act to perform. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 26 Jul 2021 07:05:38 EST Americas, Iraq, Middle East, United States, Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy The Making of the Kurdish Frontier: Power, Conflict, and Governance in the Iraqi-Syrian Borderlands https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The Iraqi-Syrian border continues to be geopolitically restless. Kurdish parties have taken advantage of central government weaknesses to increase their autonomy in these areas. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 03:14:27 EST Carnegie Middle East, X-Border Local Research Network, Iraq, Middle East, Syria Iraq and Coronavirus https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Many in Iraq likely wish the pandemic would generate commitment among external and local players to deescalate tensions. But that has yet to occur.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 14 Apr 2020 04:35:06 EST State Atrophy and the Reconfiguration of Borderlands in Syria and Iraq: Post-2011 Dynamics https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Since 2011, borderlands in the MENA region transformed into considerable sites of contested power by a plethora of actors. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020 11:15:01 EST Iraq, Middle East, Syria The Transformation of the Iraqi-Syrian Border: From a National to a Regional Frontier https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The Iraqi-Syrian border near Qaim and Bukamal has become a magnet for conflict, as Iraqi and Syrian state actors compete with Iranian-backed nonstate militias for influence and power.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020 04:19:02 EST Carnegie Middle East, X-Border Local Research Network, Iraq, Middle East, Syria A Vehicle for Revolution https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/81176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Baghdad's motorized rickshaws are a symbol of the larger crisis Iraq faces as it fails to give its youths a viable future. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/81176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 02 Mar 2020 03:41:07 EST Arab Spring 2.0, Carnegie Middle East, Iraq, Middle East The Subtle Power of Sistani https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In indicating stronger support for protestors in Iraq, the senior Shi'a cleric has made his boldest move yet. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 14 Nov 2019 03:21:24 EST Arab Spring 2.0, Carnegie Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Middle East Iraq Is Currently Being Shaken by Violent Protests https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 04 Oct 2019 07:46:11 EST Arab Spring 2.0, Carnegie Middle East, Iraq, Middle East Boundary Disputes https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss As its authority has weakened, the Iraqi central government's control over its borders has also eroded.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79875?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 26 Sep 2019 02:35:36 EST Carnegie Middle East, X-Border Local Research Network, Iraq, Middle East Where the Periphery Dominates https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss After the defeat of the Islamic State, the balance of power in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate is changing. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 27 Jun 2019 02:03:41 EST Carnegie Middle East, X-Border Local Research Network, Iraq, Middle East From Radical to Rentier Islamism: The Case of Iraq's Dawa Party https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Iraq's leading party from 2003 to 2018, Dawa has lost political relevance and become divided by internal factions. It will struggle to sell its vision of political Islam in Iraq's new climate. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 16 Apr 2019 03:03:19 EST Carnegie Middle East, Political Islam, Iraq, Middle East Religious Authority and the Politics of Islamic Endowments in Iraq https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Shia and Sunni endowments have gone different ways since Saddam Hussein's fall, and the Iraqi state is poised to take advantage where it can. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 29 Mar 2019 10:45:01 EST Carnegie Middle East, Political Islam, Iraq, Middle East, Religion, Society and Culture “One Slap After Another” https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Iraq's Sunni community is currently facing a crisis of authority and identity. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 18 Mar 2019 05:48:09 EST Carnegie Middle East, Political Islam, Iraq, Middle East, Religion, Society and Culture Hostage to All? https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 'Adel 'Abdul-Mahdi was a compromise candidate as prime minister, that's his major problem. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 13 Nov 2018 10:40:14 EST Iraq, Middle East