Mina Al-Oraibi

Mina Al-Oraibi is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the editor in chief of the National.

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Articles by Mina Al-Oraibi
A man holds his fist in the air and shouts along with a crowd of other men holding placards.

8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2025
Roundup
Emma Ashford, Nick Aspinwall, Elisabeth Braw, John R. Deni, Markus Garlauskas, Mina Al-Oraibi, Natia Seskuria, Sushant Singh
Women attend a demonstration in support of a proposed parliamentary amendment to the Personal Status Law in Baghdad on Sept. 15.

Iraq Is Threatening to Roll Back Women’s Rights
Analysis
Mina Al-Oraibi
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L) meets with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy (2nd R) on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington on July 10.

Britain Needs a New Middle East Policy
Analysis
Mina Al-Oraibi
Iraqi children walk along a damaged road on their way back from school in Mosul, Iraq

Iraq Must Not Squander Another Opportunity to Rebuild
Insider
Mina Al-Oraibi
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr flash the victory sign during protests inside the parliament building in Baghdad on July 30.

Iraqi Politics Needs a Root-and-Branch Overhaul
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
reconstruction builders work to revive Mosul's Old City

Five Years After Liberation, There Is New Hope Among Mosul’s Ruins
Dispatch
Mina Al-Oraibi
A long line of cars stretches down a city street from a gas station.

Iraq’s Oil Dysfunction
Analysis
Mina Al-Oraibi
Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr celebrate in Baghdad.

The Biggest Loser of Iraq’s Election Could Be Iran
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
Taliban special force fighters stand guard next to a plane.

America Isn’t Exceptional Anymore
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
Iraqi prime minister speaks in Berlin.

Will Biden and Kadhimi Produce Platitudes on Iraq?
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
A man carries a girl on his shoulder as she holds a flag of the Syrian opposition during a protest in the village of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on March 15.

‘Responsibility to Protect’ Is One More Casualty of the Syrian War
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
Iraqis lit candles in memory of demonstrators who lost their lives as they mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Oct. 1, 2020.

Iraq’s Disappearance From Biden’s Agenda Is a Big Mistake
Argument
Mina Al-Oraibi
Iraqis demonstrate against corruption and lack of services on Sept. 7, 2018, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad.

The U.S. Middle East Strategy’s Missing Piece is Iraq
Election 2020
Mina Al-Oraibi
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