Imagining Najaf After Sistani: Continuity or Change for the Shia of Iraq?
(Grand Ayatollah Sistani leading Janazah prayer over Grand Ayatollah Khoei/Photo: Ijtihad Network)...
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Tracing the Intellectual Heritage of Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s Political Thought
(Photo: Al-Khoei Foundation) In a message last week conveyed through one of his representatives,...
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2025: Iraq’s Challenges Ahead
(Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) There is some glimmer of hope this year with temporary ceasefires in...
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A New Syria: Recommendations for Iraq’s Next Steps
(Iraq-Syria border crossing/Photo: AFP) Since 2011, the Middle East has witnessed severe crises...
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s Roadmap for an Independent and Prosperous Iraq
(Photo: UNAMI/Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani) Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani’s meeting with the...
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The Speaker Stalemate: What the Year-Long Deadlock Reveals About Sunni Politics in Iraq
(Photo: Al-Rasheed Media) The vacant position of the speaker of parliament is approaching the...
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Baghdad and Washington: Setting Priorities for the Next Phase
The upcoming U.S. presidential election on November 5th comes at a critical and sensitive time for...
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Are Paramilitaries Driving Iraq’s Military Procurement Decisions?
(Photo: INA) Last month, news emerged that Iraq signed a deal worth $2.8 billion to buy advanced...
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Navigating Controversy: The Debate Over Iraq’s Personal Status Law
(Iraqi female MPs unite to oppose amendments to the personal status law. Photo: Iraq Today) In...
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Prime Minister Sudani Risks Iraqi Sovereignty With Turkey Appeasement
Turkish forces continue their month-long offensive across the northern fringe of Iraqi Kurdistan....
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