Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy is a researcher focusing on Iraq, Iran, and Shia non-state armed groups. He holds a PhD from the Fletcher School-Tufts University and is the author of The Changing Ideology of Hezbollah, Palgrave 2020.
The Mecca Agreement: Seeds of a New Regional Security Architecture
GeopoliticsThe Middle East is entering a new phase in the evolution of its security order,...
Washington Wants a Partner, But Iraq Still Needs a State
U.S. – Gulf PolicyIraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington represents the latest attempt to strengthen U.S.–Iraq...
From Hormuz to the Four Seas: Iraq’s Search for Energy Security
Energy & EnvironmentThe Iran war has had a tremendous impact on the global economy, but few countries...
What Ali al-Zaidi Won’t Bring to Iraq
Politics & GovernanceAfter an American veto brought down the nomination of Nouri Al-Maliki to the Iraqi premiership,...
The Islamic Republic and the Authoritarian Playbook
Politics & GovernanceAt a conference on Iranian-Arab relations in Doha before he became foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi...
Global Warming Afflicts Iraq, Promising Severe Consequences but Few Solutio...
Energy & EnvironmentWhen United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk visited southern Iraq on August 9, he...
Failing the Future: The Abysmal Condition of Higher Education in Iraq
Politics & GovernanceIraq’s education system was once hailed as one of the best in the Middle East,...
The Costs and Consequences of Iran’s Brain Drain
Politics & GovernanceThe deteriorating conditions within Iran prompted many of its citizens to seek a better life...
Systemic Failures in Iraqi Prisons Create Breeding Grounds for Extremism
Politics & GovernanceThe prisons of Iraq have maintained their abysmal pre-2003 reputation and serve as another indicator...
Iraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
Defense & SecurityThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in...
Dictatorship Without a Dictator: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion
Politics & GovernanceTwo decades after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statues in Baghdad and the dawn of...
Iraq’s Depreciated Currency Holds Consequences at Home and Abroad
Economy & InnovationThe steady devaluation of the Iraqi dinar against the U.S. dollar over the past three...