Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

October 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdistan regional elections mark a step forward for Iraq’s stability

Elections in the Kurdistan region are important because they provide a beacon of democracy for the region.

October 22, 2021 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Iraqi election results confirm Iran’s unpopularity

Iraqi voters this month made it clear they have had enough of Iran’s violent interference in the country’s politics. Under the direction of Tehran’s Quds Force — the external operations arm of its...

November 8, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Merve Tahiroglu

Kurd Your Enthusiasm

On October 16, the world woke to footage of the Iraqi army barreling toward Kirkuk, several hundred miles n...

October 20, 2014 | Michael Ledeen |

The Obama-Khamenei Alliance

Never mind the negotiations with Iran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program. Far more urgent developments are afoot. While the foreign ministers were busily counting how many c...

September 16, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Iran’s New Defense Minister: A Track Record of Irregular Warfare

The civil war in Syria has made it increasingly difficult for Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to claim that his country has embarked on a new or moderate path. Even if Rouhani is truly a moderat...

April 3, 2012 | John Hannah |

What Obama Should Say When Kurdistan’s President Masoud Barzani Visits Washington

In my last post, I sketched out the strategic case for significantly deepening U.S.-Kurdish ties. While such a parad...

January 28, 2005 |

The Iraqi Elections


Backgrounder: The Iraqi Elections

November 1, 2004 |

Who Lost Zarqawi? The True Intelligence Failure

By: Andrew Apostolou. In recent days, the Wall Street Journal and Slate have charged that the U.S. government fumbled an opportunity to kill master terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqaw...

May 20, 2004 |

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi


Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Backgrounder: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

March 3, 2004 | National Review Online

Zero Hour in Iraq: The Terrorist Campaign Moves Up a Gear

Authored by Andrew Apostolou SULAIMANI, IRAQI KURDISTAN–The terrorist attacks that claimed over 140 lives in Baghdad and Karbala on March 2, 2004, are probably the start of a new a...

March 1, 2004 | National Review Online

Baghdad and Karbala Attacks

Authored by Andrew Apost...

February 25, 2004 | National Review Online |

The Ankara-Erbil Axis

Authored by Andrew Apostolou ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN–One of the greatest headaches facing the U.S. in Iraq is how to address the aspirations of the long-repressed Iraqi Kurds, who w...

December 28, 2003 | Front Page Magazine |

Symposium: Militant Islam vs. Turkey

Why has Turkey become a target of Islamists' Holy Jihad? Joining Frontpage Symposium to discuss this issue with us today, we are joined by: Ersel Aydinli, an assistant professor of...