Political Update: Mapping the Iraq Protests
Jan 11, 2013 - Sam Wyer
These maps depict the anti-government and pro-government protests in Iraq from December 21, 2012 - January 11, 2013.
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Political Update: Competing Initiatives Shed Light on Iraq’s Uncertain Political Alliances
Jan 8, 2013 - Institute for t...
The apparent beginnings of a campaign to remove Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the threat of a similar campaign against his most significant opponent suggest that Iraqi politics is entering a period of intense political jockeying.
10,000 Troops In Afghanistan Is Not Enough: Rightsizing NATO’s Developmental Support Force Beyond 2014
Jan 2, 2013 - Anonymous, LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)
The Afghan National Army (ANA) is arguably the most respected institution in Afghanistan. Keeping it that way as it becomes more self-sufficient will contribute to all of NATO’S post-2014 strategic aims.
Iraq Update #52 - Demonstrations against Maliki after Issawi bodyguard Arrest
Dec 27, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Demonstrations, sit-ins, and acts of civil disobedience have been ongoing in Ramadi and Fallujah in Anbar province and in Samarra in Salah al-Din since December 23 in protest of Maliki’s arrest of bodyguards assigned to Finance Minister Rafi al-Issawi.
Political Update: Can a No-Confidence Vote Against Maliki Succeed This Time?
Dec 21, 2012 - Stephen Wicken
Iraq Finance Minister Rafi al-Issawi, a Sunni politician and member of the secular-Sunni Iraqiyya coalition, called for a vote of no confidence against Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in an evening press conference on December 20, 2012.
Unpacking the Attempted Assassination of Asadullah Khalid
Dec 20, 2012 - Anonymous, Anonymous, Julie Super
A suicide bombing in Kabul on December 6 targeted the head of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS), Asadullah Khalid, in an event that has rattled Afghan elites and rekindled controversy between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Resurgence of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
This report examines the political, religious, and military resurgence of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. Forces, identifying the group’s key actors, their present disposition and strategy, and their regional expansion.
Christopher Harmer on the Syrian Regime Losing Russian Support
Dec 14, 2012 - Anonymous
Institute for the Study of War Senior Naval Analyst Chris Harmer on the Syrian regime losing Russian support.
The Battle for Damascus: The Current State of Play in Syria
Dec 7, 2012 - Joseph Holliday, Michael Lynch
Recent rebel victories in the Syrian capital region, such as the closure of the Damascus International airport, have led to speculation that the Assad regime may be close to collapse.
LTG James M. Dubik Discusses Developments in Syria (BBC)
Dec 7, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)
ISW Senior Fellow Lieutenant General James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.) discusses recent developments in Syria, including possible regime use of chemical weapons.