Iraq Articles

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has said that Turkey’s decision to maintain its troop presence in Iraq could lead to a ‘regional war’. Al-Abadi alluded to military confrontation with Turkey, as well as Turkey’s activities in neighbouring Syria. These comments...

So now the dust begins to settle, at least insofar as it ever will when we talk about the events of 2003 in Iraq. I think back to that period in my life with a real sense of sadness, a feeling that has been reprised with the arrival of the Chilcot report. It was seven...

I never doubted that Tony Blair thought he was doing the right thing. I said as much at the time. If there is one lesson from Chilcot, it is just how dangerous a powerful politician with convictions can be. The instinct to ask why you are right, not why you might be...

Yesterday’s Chilcot inquiry headlines were heavily critical of Tony Blair for Britain’s part in Iraq, a campaign undoubtedly imperfect in its execution, particularly after the Saddam regime’s collapse. But Blair was right to point out some of the main flaws in the...