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Although Iraq has achieved a modicum of stability over the past year, the country will continue to encase a various array of regional, domestic, and terror-related problems for perhaps years to come. The next president will face very difficult questions over the future of Iraq and US forces. Below is a compilation of analyses and information from CFR.org and CFR experts.
U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement:
- Interview: The Trouble with the U.S.-Iraq Pact
- Max Boot: Behind Maliki's Games
- Daily Analysis: Iraq Splinters on Security
- Max Boot: Re-upping in Iraq
- Backgrounder: U.S. Security Agreements and Iraq
Surge Tactics and Military Strategy:
- Michael J. Gerson: The Man Who Stayed
- Interview: The Strongest Tribe
- Conference Call: How to Leave a Stable Iraq
- Transcript: A Discussion of Iraqi Futures
- Daily Analysis: Treading Lightly in Iraq
- Podcast: Current and Future Trends in Special Operations Warfare
- Conference Call: Political and Security Developments in Iraq
- Interview: Iraq Outlook Improves but Sustained U.S. Military Presence Remains Essential
- Online Debate: Has the Surge Put Iraq on the Path to Success?
- Backgrounder: The role of the 'Sons of Iraq' In Improving Security
- Steven Simon: The Price of the Surge
Regional Issues:
- Daily Analysis: A Morphing al-Qaeda
- Interview: U.S. 'Winning' Unpopular War in Iraq, but 'Losing' Popular War in Afghanistan
- Daily Analysis: Betting on Iraq in the Gulf
- Vali R. Nasr: Iran on Its Heels
- Daily Analysis: A War of Words with Iran
- Daily Analysis: A Change of Command
- Turkey's Problematic Middle East Role
- Ray Takeyh: Friend or Foe?
Iraqi Budget and Economy:
- Interview: Minister Says Iraq Has No Budget Surplus, Worries over Reconstruction
- Interview: Transparency and Surpluses in Iraq's Oil-Dependent Budget
- Meeting: A Conversation with Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi: Creating a Sound Economic System in Iraq
- Daily Analysis: Tapping Iraq's Oil
Democratic Challenges:
