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Iraqi government forces celebrate while holding an Islamis Sate (IS) group flag after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on January 26, 2015 near the town of Muqdadiyah. Iraqi forces have "liberated" Diyala province from the Islamic State jihadist group, retaking all populated areas of the eastern region, a top army officer said today. The symbolic victory for Baghdad, which has at times struggled to push IS back, could clear the way for further adva

Iraqi government forces hold an Islamis State group flag on January 26, 2015, in Diyala, Iraq. (Younis Al-Bayati/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Obama Failed to Anticipate and Respond to ISIS: Review of Michael Gordon’s “Degrade and Destroy”

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Garrett Exner

Nov 15, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Iran exhibits its missiles, satellite-carrying rockets, and air defense systems in Tehran, Iran, on October 17, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Podcast

The Middle East Positions for the Future

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Nov 11, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

Deep Dive | November 11

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Jonathan Schachter

Nov 11, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | November 4

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Jonathan Schachter

Nov 4, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Future US Policy Toward Iran

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Nov 4, 2024

In the Media

A view of Tehran, Iran, on October 26, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Assessing the Political and Military Scope of Israel’s Strikes on Iran | MENA Defense Intelligence Digest

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Oct 30, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

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Podcast

Israel’s Strike on Iran

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Oct 30, 2024

Podcast

Local resident walks through empty streets of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on October 19, 2024. (Maciek Musialek/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Podcast

Hope for Peace, Prepare for War

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

Walter Russell Mead & H.R. McMaster

Oct 30, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

Deep Dive | October 28

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran, Joel Rayburn & Ezra Cohen

Oct 28, 2024

In the Media

Commuters drive past a billboard bearing pictures of Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohammad Bagheri, and Benjamin Netanyahu in Tehran on October 27, 2024. (Atta Kenare via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Would the US Handle a Nuclear Iran?