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Lessons of the Iraq War The 2003-2012 war in Iraq has been the first 21st Century large-scale U.S.-led military operation against a state with a comparatively advanced defense infrastructure and economy. Although in the long run Washington has failed to attain its ...
Unintended consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan As international worries deepen over developments in Syria and Mali, the West must be cautious about leading the pack when it comes to saying what should be done. Because the events now playing out in Syria and Mali are, in no small ...
On the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the costs of the war have already been widely accepted: thousands dead, billions spent, and anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East. Expert Fyodor Lukyanov discusses what was gained from the war — from humbled U.S. ambitions to new policy ...
On 8 October, RIAC President Igor Ivanov and General Director Andrey Kortunov took part in a meeting with Prime Minister Nouri-al-Maliki of Iraq in Moscow. The event was held in the Foreign Ministry’s Reception House as part of The International Affairs magazine Golden Collection cycle.
The political future of Iraq Iraq has been finally liberated from foreign troops eight years after occupation. The state survived and returned to the world stage. However, the country is still far from being stable. The Sunni-Shiite confrontation continues, while relations ...
