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Iraq

- Article
From Radical to Rentier Islamism: The Case of Iraq’s Dawa Party
- Harith Hasan
- April 16, 2019
- - عربي
Iraq's leading party from 2003 to 2018, Dawa has lost political relevance and become divided by internal factions. It will struggle to sell its vision of political Islam in Iraq's new climate.
- Sada - Analysis
The Stalled Effort to Expel U.S. Troops From Iraq
- Kirk H. Sowell
- April 04, 2019
- - عربي
A push to pass a bill expelling U.S. troops from Iraq, a constitutionally questionable move, has presented an unnecessary headache for Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.
- Paper
Religious Authority and the Politics of Islamic Endowments in Iraq
- Harith Hasan
- March 29, 2019
Shia and Sunni endowments have gone different ways since Saddam Hussein's fall, and the Iraqi state is poised to take advantage where it can.
- Diwan
“One Slap After Another”
- Harith Hasan
- March 18, 2019
- - عربي
Iraq’s Sunni community is currently facing a crisis of authority and identity.
How We Tried to Slow the Rush to War in Iraq
- William J. Burns
- March 13, 2019
- Politico
The inversion of force and diplomacy after 9/11 left scars that would long endure—for the Middle East and America’s role in the world.
- Sada - Analysis
Partisan Bickering Over Iraq’s Cabinet
- Kirk H. Sowell
- February 07, 2019
- - عربي
Without a functional coalition, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Adbul-Mahdi may be forced to rely more on unilateral executive decrees, exacerbating the country’s institutional crisis.
- Diwan
Fade Out
- Marwan Muasher
- January 21, 2019
- - عربي
Though Christians are indigenous to the Arab world, their numbers have steadily declined in the Middle East.
- Diwan
Does Iran Have the Means to Further Expand Its Influence Throughout the Middle East?
- Michael Young
- January 17, 2019
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Sada - Analysis
The Islamic State Lives On
- Mona Alami
- January 11, 2019
- - عربي
Although the Islamic State has lost its stronghold in Hajin, instability within disputed territories provides opportunities for it to survive in both Syria and Iraq.
Support for Human Rights in the Arab World: A Shifting and Inconsistent Picture
- Michele Dunne
- December 28, 2018
- Rowaq Arabi
The current trend in U.S. and European governments to pay less attention to human rights issues in Arab countries did not develop overnight, and is unlikely to disappear quickly, as it is connected to local, regional, and global trends.

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, where she researches stabilization, state building, democratization, decentralization, drivers of conflict, and local governance in fragile states.
Perry Cammack
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Perry Cammack is a nonresident fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on long-term regional trends and their implications for American 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.
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.