Syria / Iraq / Lebanon

Iran’s strategy against the Islamic State

Iran’s strategy for combatting the Islamic State has entailed a broad political and firm security response channelled through the governments in Damascus and Baghdad and local Shia groups

ECFR on Iraq: warnings from the past

It is worth asking if European governments could have been better prepared for the Iraqi horror show

Europe desperately seeking answers on Iraq

While the crisis in Iraq deepens, Europe has been slow to react – reluctant to be drawn into another quagmire in the region. 

To fix Iraq, don’t lose sight of Syria

A fundamental ingredient is still missing in shaping a coherent – though challenging – strategy for targeting IS in Iraq