Iraq Project

The Iraq Project at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) continues to produce fully-documented reports that monitor and analyze the changing security and political dynamics within Iraq. The next twelve months are especially critical for the stability and future of Iraq.

 

With the Security Agreement in Iraq set to expire at the end of this year, it is now critical to define the nature of the U.S.-Iraq security relationship post-2011. Both Iraqi and U.S. military personnel believe that the Iraqi Security Forces will need additional training beyond 2011, but the mechanism for security this continued partnership is still uncertain. As this matter is debated both in Washington and Baghdad, we must understand the security requirements in Iraq after this year and account for U.S. strategic interests in Iraq post-2011.