1. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey (AP)

    Diplomatic Crisis Between Iraq, Turkey Deepening

    Turkish relations with Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis anger Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shī’ah government in Baghdad.

  1. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq visits the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC, December 13, 2011 (Joshua Roberts)

    Iraq’s Maliki Brands Turkey “Hostile State”

    The Iraqi prime minister condemned his Turkish counterpart for seeking “hegemony” in the Middle East.

  1. Inside the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq, November 30, 2011

    Iraqis Regard Arab League Summit Warily

    The Iraqi Government touts the summit as prove of its reemergence but residents of Baghdad are less enthusiastic.

  1. Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia Boosts Relationship With Iraq

    Long viewed by the kingdom as an irritant, Saudi Arabia has finally nominated an ambassador to Iraq.

  1. Oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan

    Exxon Moves on Kurdistan Deal Despite Baghdad Threat

    The geostrategic consultancy Wikistrat analyzes the impact of the American oil major’s presence in northern Iraq.