Iraqi Elections

Iraqi Elections Unlikely To Happen By Constitutional Deadline

NYT | STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 11.26.2009 | World


Even with an agreement, the election is now unlikely to occur by a constitutional deadline in January; it could slip into February, or beyond. Prime M...

The Other Iraq

Jeff Johnson | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Jeff Johnson

This region of Iraq has not seen a coalition casualty in nearly three years and has been able to create a social reality that stands in stark contradiction to the ongoing violence in Baghdad.

Jason Linkins

Saying Doesn't Make It So, Charles Krauthammer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


Oh, Charles Krauthammer! There's so much magical thinking in this lede that one wonders if you plagiarized the end of a rainbow! Preoccupied as it w...

Zeinab Sadiq Jaafar and the Battle for Women in Iraq

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Madeleine M. Kunin

In comparison to the brave women running for office in Iraq, why are American women so accepting of the political status quo. Why aren't we running for office more often? What do we risk?

Iraq Elections: Will Democracy Trump Violence?

Huffington Post, AP | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


Iraq is preparing for Saturday's provincial elections, the first elections in the country since 2005 and widely viewed as a test of the country's stab...

Obama Squares Off With Top Iraq Commander On Withdrawal

Foreign Policy Magazine | Marc Lynch | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


The institutional pushback against Obama's attempt to change Iraq policy is unfolding as predicted. After a steady stream of Washington Post and Wall ...

Iraqi Elections: Thousands Of Women Defy Conservative Attitudes And Run For Office

Nytimes.com | SAM DAGHER | Posted 02.28.2009 | World


BAGHDAD -- Amal Kibash, a candidate for the Baghdad provincial council, is running a bold and even feverish campaign by most standards. With elections...

Al-Qaeda A Threat To Upcoming Iraqi Elections

AFP | By Arthur MacMillan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Al-Qaeda remains a threat to this weekend's election in Iraq, a senior army commander warned on Tuesday, as the United States said it expected its tro...