By Ellen Laipson:
As the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State proceeds, the stakes for Iraq’s neighbors vary. Although victory is still a ways off, the outcome in Mosul will more likely entrench existing regional dynamics than change them.
Read the full article in World Politics Review here.
Photo credit: U.S. Army via Flickr
Middle East, North Africa
By Ellen Laipson:
As the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State proceeds, the stakes for Iraq’s neighbors vary. Although victory is still a ways off, the outcome in Mosul will more likely entrench existing regional dynamics than change them.
Read the full article in World Politics Review here.
Photo credit: U.S. Army via Flickr
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