Nearly a year after Iraq s last parliamentary election, the country s political system remains frozen in crisis. The man who seemed to emerge as kingmaker after last October s vote – Muqtada al-Sadr – proved unable to secure a coalition government, while
Clifford May, founder and head of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), spoke to a July 25th Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the importance of a think tank s impact on policies that strengthen U.S. national security. May s career as a