Fallujah's Front Line
IWPR reporters fend off charges of espionage and collaboration to speak to the insurgents facing down the Americans.
Looking for General Khazraji
A former Iraqi chief of staff goes missing from Denmark, fuelling speculation that he is working with the US.
Freeing Iraq from Debt
Iraqis may have been liberated from Saddam Hussein, but they are not yet free of the punishing debt he left behind.
Shias Extend Control
Religious groups are exploiting the power vacuum, raising the risk that Shia radicals could set the agenda in southern Iraq.
Losing Iraqi Hearts and Minds
The post-war chaos has fuelled Arab media cynicism over US intentions in Iraq.
Stirrings in Egypt
The fall of Saddam Hussein has opened debate over "regime change" in other Arab countries.
America's Dubious Ally
The White House is flirting with an armed Iranian organisation on its own "terrorist" blacklist.
Repairing US-Arab Relations
Journalists, businessmen and academics have a duty to reduce the dangerous gap between America's stated intentions in the Middle East and the Arab world's growing animosity.
Return of a Cleric
The eldest son of Sayyed Bahr al-Uluum observes the senior clergyman’s return to the holy city of Najaf, ending more than three decades of forced exile.
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