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Due to extreme heat and infrastructural challenges, water shortages are not uncommon in the Middle East—nor are the protests and civil unrest that often follow them. In recent weeks, hundreds of protesters gathered in Ir...

This report is the second in a series, providing a top-level overview of the state of terrorism in Levantine countries and Iraq based on changes or incidents in the past year.

This report examines the pervasiveness of corruption and internal customs checkpoints in Iraq, which may impose some barriers to OSAC member operations. Additionally, it outlines recent changes to visa policies for U.S....

This report highlights the key security developments in the IKR and evaluates the potential risks to OSAC members traveling in these areas without security assets.

Over the last several weeks, storefronts of several U.S.- and UK-linked businesses have been targeted in a series of violent attacks in Baghdad. As additional attacks could be expected, OSAC members may experience impact...

Iran has recently renewed/made threats against Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, causing considerable concern for private-sector organizations operating in those locations. This report outlines the context of...

Eight months since its last elections, Iraq is no closer to forming a government. This report reviews the obstructions in the government formation process and potential security concerns for the private sector.

This report analyzes two upcoming trigger points for violence and the security implications for the private sector in Iraq .

As a follow-up to OSAC’s election primer, this report reviews the post-election violence and potential for instability facing the private sector in Iraq.

Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on October 10. This report reviews the changes to election laws, challenges for the next administration, political parties involved, and the potential security impact on OSAC member...

This report reviews Iraq’s electricity shortage and ISIS attacks on electricity infrastructure, and details its potential impact on OSAC members.

This report examines the recent Iran-U.S. tensions, including attacks across Iraq and Saudi Arabia, as both countries move forward in trying to negotiate a nuclear deal, the removal of economic sanctions, and an overall...

This report reviews a selection of the continued challenges private-sector security managers will face as we progress through the new year. Most facets of regional stability and a more agreeable MENA security environment...

Once a global terror threat that controlled large portions of Iraq and Syria, ISIS is now a shadow of its former self. In the era of COVID-19, its fighters are exploiting security vulnerabilities in Iraq, and consolidati...

Climate change is one of the most critical national security threats facing governments around the world. It has the potential, at the current rate, to worsen existing health, economic, and security conditions in fragile...

This analytical report provides an update on how the U.S. troop re-deployment, Iranian-backed militias, and ISIS are affecting the security environment in Iraq.

On January 3, the U.S. conducted targeted airstrikes near Baghdad International Airport. The strikes hit the convoy of two significant military figures: Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds For...

Iraqi leaders have struggled to respond to the demands of widespread demonstrations in Iraq focused on corruption, lack of economic opportunity, and Iran’s malign influence in Iraq. Despite government promises, large-sca...

Since August 24, reports of Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon and Iraq, and airstrikes in Syria, have begun to circulate. All reported incidents appeared to target various Iranian actors in the region. The incidents have...

On May 16, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Advisory Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for overwater airspace above the Persian Gulf (also known as the Gulf of Arabia) and the Gulf of Oman, two strategic w...