Winthrop Rodgers
@wrodgers2.bsky.social
Journalist and analyst focused on Kurdistan and Iraq | Virginian | Bates College and Queen's University Belfast | Washington Capitals and Washington Spirit |
This continues to be the case with the end of USAID, Iraq's changing politics, and questions about the continued US military presence. There will always be space for diplomatic work, but does it align with a vision that is now more than a decade old?
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The Vision Behind the US Consulate in Erbil Is Dissolving
A year after American diplomats were supposed to move in, it is no longer clear that the complex will serve its original purpose
newlinesmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This continues to be the case with the end of USAID, Iraq's changing politics, and questions about the continued US military presence. There will always be space for diplomatic work, but does it align with a vision that is now more than a decade old?
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...
For a more thorough look at the landscape (from a year ago), check out my piece for MEI:
www.mei.edu/publications...
www.mei.edu/publications...
No real alternative: The failure of opposition parties in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Politics in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is centered on the ruling duopoly of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Other political parties — broadly referred to ...
www.mei.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For a more thorough look at the landscape (from a year ago), check out my piece for MEI:
www.mei.edu/publications...
www.mei.edu/publications...