Sunni Religious Groups and Political Competition in Iraq
1. Executive Summary The fall of Iraq's political system in 2003 fundamentally reconfigured the relationship between Sunni religious life and politics. Organizations... Read more.
ISIS in Iraq: Declining Activity, Persistent Threat
Executive Summary ISIS no longer exercises the kind of territorial control it established in Iraq in 2014. Yet its diminished presence does not mean that it has... Read more.
Who Fought U.S. Forces in Iraq?
With the coalition mission scheduled to end on September 30, 2026, a dispute over twenty-three years of history has returned to the fore: who fought U.S. forces,... Read more.
Iraq’s Protests amid Overlapping Crises
Iraq’s protest data do not indicate the existence of a continuous nationwide movement organised around a single centre. Instead, they reveal a broader and more... Read more.
identifies the persistent hotspots of ISIS activity (2023–2026)
indicating that continued activity in these nodes signals the difficulty of achieving durable security control in specific geographic environments... Read more.
A Receding Threat or a Latent Danger: ISIS in Iraq (2018–2026)
Introduction The declaration of the “liberation of Iraq from ISIS” in late 2017 marked a pivotal turning point in the history of terrorist threats within the... Read more.
Iraqi Factions under US Drone Strikes
A headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Palestine Street, central Baghdad, was struck by a drone attack, resulting in the death of the deputy... Read more.
Provincial Council Elections: Alliances, Candidates, and Voters
On December 18, 2023, Iraqis were set to elect members of the provincial councils, a decade after the last elections in 2013 and following the 2019 decision to abolish... Read more.
Projected Outcomes of the 2023 Provincial Council Elections
As Iraq approaches its provincial council elections, significant shifts are emerging following the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement from the race, as announced... Read more.
Iraq’s Difficult Choices: Domestic Dynamics amid External Shifts
Executive Summary The confrontation between Iran and Israel is escalating into a more open and dangerous phase, opening the door to difficult scenarios: continuation... Read more.
