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Publications
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 4
January 13, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini
January 1-13, 2012. Kurds Walk Out of Parliament Session in Protest, Debate to Form National Conference Continues, Hashemi Wants Relocation of Court Trial.
Afghan Government Will Not Accept Secondary Role in Talks with Taliban
January 6, 2012
On January 3, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid announced his group planned to establish an office in Doha, Qatar to pursue negotiations with the United States and its allies. This potential step toward restarting the peace process in Afghanistan offers an opportunity for domestic and international players to identify...
Can Taliban Leaders Bring Peace?
January 6, 2012
The Taliban’s establishment of a liaison office in Qatar may be the first step toward a negotiated political settlement to end the conflict in Afghanistan. Still, it is far from clear who these people speak for within the Quetta Shura movement, and moreover, who the Quetta Shura speaks for among the panoply of insurgent groups...
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 3
December 30, 2011 - Ramzy Mardini
December 24-30, 2011. Tensions Increase between Maliki and Sadrists, Maliki Tries to Replace Iraqiyya Ministers, Steering Committee Formed for National Conference.
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 2
December 23, 2011
December 19-23, 2011. Crisis escalates in Iraqi Media, Maliki Confronts the Kurds, Maliki Abuses the Constitution.
Dealing with the Haqqani Network (Foreign Policy)
December 20, 2011 - Institute for the Study of War
During a Senate Armed Services hearing yesterday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike alleged what many of us have believed for some time...
Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 1, December 15-19, 2011.
December 19, 2011 - Ramzy MardiniLast week, a troubling political crisis emerged in Baghdad that has placed Iraq on a worrisome path that could potentially unravel and threaten its stability.
ISW in Brief: Hamas to Abandon Syria, Iran
December 15, 2011 - Joseph Holliday
Senior Hamas officials’ repeated leaks show that the organization is prepared to evacuate Syria, despite public denials and party-line assurances that close relations with Syria’s embattled Assad regime continue.
The Struggle for Syria in 2011
December 14, 2011 - Joseph Holliday
This paper provides context for understanding the cycles of violence in Syria.