US Forces in Iraq Drawdown
11/04/2011
In this slideshow, US Forces turn in equipment in support of drawdown: COS ECHO, Iraq.
Turkey-Iraqi Kurdistan Reconciliation Pays Dividends
10/25/2011
10/25/2011 Turkey is moving to fill the coming void generated by the US withdrawal from Iraq.
The Strategic Whiteboard
09/15/2011
9/15/2011 Introducing the Strategic Whiteboard.
Improvised Rocket Assisted Munitions
08/04/2011
08/04/2011 - Video This is footage of an Improvised Rocket Assisted Munitions or IRAMs. These are parts of actual IRAMs used in Iraq by known Iranian-backed militias against American forces.
The Bahrain Red Line
03/16/2011
By Dr. Harald Malmgren 03/16/2011 - Underlying political instability in Bahrain is a fundamental conflict between the Sunni Arabs and the Shi'a Arabs.
Senate Ponders Iraq 2012
02/19/2011
By Richard Weitz 02/18/2011 - "We are witnessing an historic moment in the Middle East, and it is impossible to predict exactly what lies ahead. But clearly, whatever transpires, it is going to have a profound impact, a huge influence on the region and on American foreign policy in that…
Iraq: The Missing Piece in the “Arab Awakening”
02/06/2011
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake 02/06/2011 - Notably absent from any Western commentary about the Tunisian and Egyptian “awakenings” is Iraq. Yet Baghdad is only 806 miles or 1297 kms from Cairo. And the American and UK intervention in Iraq has created a new political reality and dynamic. Regardless…
Osprey: The Challenges of Maintenance In Iraq and Afghanistan
11/28/2010
An Interview with Cpl. Warshek and Sgt. Fante 11/28/2010 "[In Afghanistan,] the space issue was probably our major focus. If a rotor head were to go down, we didn't really have the space at I-level to fix that rotor head. We were working out of the vans. And for the…