Blurring the Borders of Conflict: ISIS between Syria and Iraq Date March 10, 2014 MDC Visiting Scholar Konstantinos Zarras discusses ISIS, a group descending from al-Qa'ida with an enormous impact on Iraq and Syria.
$800 Billion and Rising: The Costs of the Arab Winter Date January 23, 2014 Paul Rivlin discusses the economic implications of the Arab Spring.
Renewed Unrest in Iraq: Religious and Tribal Factors Date March 11, 2013 Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the current unrest in Iraq and the efforts to mitigate it.
Iraq: A Leap in Oil Exports, Accelerated Economic Growth and Implications Date March 3, 2013 Yitzhak Gal discusses Iraq's rapid economic growth, stemming from a leap in oil exports, and its implications for the region.
The Trial of Tariq al-Hashemi and Iraq's Political Crisis Date June 10, 2012 Carl Yonker discusses the Iraqi political crisis in light of the in absentia trial of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi.
The Baghdad Summit: Iraq's Return to the Arab Fold? Date April 5, 2012 Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the Arab League summit conference held recently in Baghdad and its meaning for Iraq's relations with the Arab world.