1. Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi of Iraq, August 22, 2007

    Escalating Sectarian Divide Threatens Post-US Iraq

    As Iraqi Shī’ah consolidate power under Prime Minister al-Maliki’s leadership, Sunnis could once again revolt.

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

    Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki Increasingly Authoritarian

    With a top Sunni politician under arrest, concern is growing that Iraq’s prime minister is using sectarianism to sideline opponents.

  1. Vice President Joe Biden greets Kurdish Regional President Massoud Barzani on arrival at the Kurdish International Airport in Irbil, Iraq, December 1, 2011

    American-Iraqi Strategic Partnership Emerging

    Vice President Joe Biden spent three days in Iraq to wind down the war and instill confidence in Iraq’s leadership.

  1. American soldiers on a training mission near Tikrit, Iraq, July 2010

    Iraq’s Shī’ah Militias An Enduring Threat

    As the United States prepare to leave Iraq, Shiite militants could disturb the nation’s fragile political constellation.

  1. American soldiers watch helicopter land at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 21, 2010

    American Troops Leaving Iraq by Year’s End

    As the United States prepare to pull out of Iraq, the country’s political problems continue to fester.