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Obama’s Failing Policy in Iraq

Malcolm McEachern analyses the shortcomings of American policy towards fighting the Islamic State.

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The Enemy of My Enemy Is Still My Enemy: Iraq’s Shi’a Militias

Trevor Schenk analyzes the rise of Shi’a militias fighting the Islamic State in Iraq, and why this could be detrimental to the long term goal of creating a stable Iraq.