Regions/Iraq

Iraq

State Atrophy and the Reconfiguration of Borderlands in Syria and Iraq: Post-2011 Dynamics
- Harith Hasan, Harout Akdedian
- March 31, 2020
- Elsevier's Political Geography journal
Since 2011, borderlands in the MENA region transformed into considerable sites of contested power by a plethora of actors.
- Paper
The Transformation of the Iraqi-Syrian Border: From a National to a Regional Frontier
- Harith Hasan, Kheder Khaddour
- March 31, 2020
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.
- Diwan
What Have the Reactions to the Coronavirus Outbreak in the Middle East Shown?
- Michael Young
- March 12, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Article
Inequality and Its Discontents in the Middle East
- Lydia Assouad
- March 12, 2020
- - عربي
Extreme inequality underlies recent protests throughout the Middle East. Without drastic structural reforms, a larger storm is brewing in the region.
- Diwan
How Important Will Middle Eastern Politics Be in the U.S. Election This Year?
- Michael Young
- March 05, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Diwan
A Vehicle for Revolution
- Harith Hasan
- March 02, 2020
- - عربي
Baghdad’s motorized rickshaws are a symbol of the larger crisis Iraq faces as it fails to give its youths a viable future.
- Paper
Security Assistance in the Middle East: A Three-Dimensional Chessboard
- Robert Springborg, F.C. “Pink” Williams, John Zavage
- February 06, 2020
- - عربي
The United States, Russia, and Iran have chosen markedly different approaches to security assistance in the Middle East, with dramatic implications for statebuilding and stability.
- Event
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s Forty Year Rivalry
- Kim Ghattas, David Ignatius, William J. Burns
- February 05, 2020
- Washington, DC
Emmy-winning journalist Kim Ghattas discusses her new book with David Ignatius
- Diwan
How Might the Killing of Qassem Suleimani and Its Aftermath Affect Your Area of Expertise in the Coming Year?
- Michael Young
- January 16, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Op-Ed
Middle Eastern Voices Deserve to Be Heard in Western Media
- H. A. Hellyer
- January 09, 2020
- Foreign Policy
As the news of the killing of Qassem Suleimani sunk in, the differences between how it was covered in the West and the reaction in the wider Arab world became clear.

Joseph Bahout
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Joseph Bahout is a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. His research focuses on political developments in Lebanon and Syria, regional spillover from the Syrian crisis, and identity politics across the region.
Frances Z. Brown
Fellow
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Frances Z. Brown is a fellow with Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, who arrived at Carnegie after fifteen years as a USAID official, White House staffer, and non-governmental organization practitioner. She writes on conflict, governance, and U.S. foreign policy.
Michele Dunne
Director and Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Dunne is an expert on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Kim Ghattas
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Kim Ghattas is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Amr Hamzawy
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy studied political science and developmental studies in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin.
Harith Hasan
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Carnegie Middle East Center
Harith Hasan is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on Iraq, sectarianism, identity politics, religious actors, and state-society relations.
Ariel (Eli) Levite
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.
Marc Lynch
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Marc Lynch is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Distinguished Fellow
Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
Hamza Meddeb
Nonresident Scholar
Middle East Center
Hamza Meddeb is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on economic reform, political economy of conflicts, and border insecurity across the Middle East and North Africa.
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research deals with armed conflict, security sectors, and identity politics, with a focus on Libya, North Africa, and the Gulf.