Leslie H. Gelb interviews U.S. vice president Joe Biden.

Richard N. Haass assesses the lessons of the Iraq war, concluding that wars of choice will in the future be harder to wage.

As the U.S. military formally ends operations in Iraq, four top expert voices in the debate on the war differ over whether it merited the cost in blood, treasure, and U.S. credibility.

If Iraq can attract foreign investment and revive its petroleum industry, it stands to become the most advanced Arab country, claim Bloomberg editors.

CFR's Stephen Biddle discusses the increasing emphasis on non-military ties between the United States and Iraq.

President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki gave this joint press conference on December 12, 2011.

Vice President Joe Biden gave these remarks in Baghdad, Iraq on December 1, 2012.

Kenneth Katzman explains how sectarianism in Iraq impedes governance and human rights advances.

The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) issued this quarterly report in October 2011; it covers the period of July-September 2011.

Ray Takeyh states, "Iran may have been able to project its influence in an Iraq beset by civil war, but Tehran increasingly is on the margins as Iraq reconstitutes its national institutions."

Max Boot says the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq is not a triumph but a defeat for the United States.

An interactive slideshow detailing events since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The pullout of U.S. troops by year's end points to the troubling rift in Iraqi politics and big questions about the country's stability, writes CFR's Ned Parker.

President Obama gave these remarks, regarding the ending the combat mission in Iraq, on October 21, 2011.

Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari discusses Iraq's progress toward stable democracy and the examples it can provide for the Arab Spring.

Max Boot states that an American drawdown in both Iraq and Afghanistan makes continued war—and with it the possibility of a catastrophic American defeat—more likely by emboldening our enemies and disheartening our friends.

Meghan L. O'Sullivan says that while the situation in Iraq has fallen short on hopes and expectations, Iraq's achievements are hardly minor, and the strategic benefits of U.S. intervention there may materialize in the next several years.

A rise in Iraq's violence and sectarian tensions--and the highest U.S. monthly combat deaths since 2008--come amid mounting concerns over the government's role and questions about the U.S. troop presence, says expert Sean Kane.

Mohamad Bazzi says Iraq faces a decision on the U.S. troop presence, but the unwieldly government coalition means that domestic rivalries could force the issue.

Max Boot testifies before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on the future of the U.S. relationship with Iraq.