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Baghdad

The Burden They Carry

William H. McRaven

May 25, 2026

A child in front of a coffin draped with an American flag

If I Tried to Escape, I Would Be Killed

Shelly Kittleson

April 23, 2026

A woman in a blue dress sits at a white table

Hubris Without Idealism

March 2, 2026

Photo-illustration with images of Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and George H. W. Bush against an abstract backdrop resembling an American flag.

Never Fight Alone

William H. McRaven

January 27, 2026

A photograph with camo gear and a rifle illuminated in the foreground and a half-dozen soldiers silhouetted in the background.

Taking the Internet Novel Offline

January 16, 2026

A computer at a desk wrapped in plastic

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

Elizabeth Tsurkov

January 11, 2026

A man partially obscured by swirling pink vapor, sits at a table gripping a pink vape. Another figure stands in the shadowy background.

Iran’s Last Ally in the Middle East

Robert F. Worth

October 28, 2025

Diptych of pictures of oil cranes in Baghdad skyline and Abdul Latif Rashid, Iraq’s president

The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game

July 2025 Issue

illustration of man seated on ground, surrounded by other seated players, wearing white and holding out both arms, fists turned down, as another player puts his hand on top of one fist

The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller

February 25, 2025

in Baghdad. a woman in hijab walks past portraits of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.