Iraq has the fifth largest proven crude oil reserves in the world and is one of the few countries where much of its oil resources have not been fully exploited.  This report covers Iraq’s reserves and production for petroleum and natural gas.  From the Energy Information Administration

Examines coalition efforts to strengthen the Iraqi government, provide essential services, and counter the insurgency by building Iraq’s budgetary system.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Describes the process developed over a four year period to enable Iraqi media, regulators, and members of civil society to reduce inflammatory content on television stations.  Involved analysis of content of Iraqi news broadcasts and development of guidelines.  From the United States Institute of Peace

A collection of declassified documents on the mistakes and failed intelligence that led to the problems in Iraq.  Includes the Downing Street memo where the British concluded that the U.S. government was arranging intelligence facts to match the policy, an FBI interview with the captured Saddam Hussein, and the National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq’s nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.  From the National Security Archive

Statement of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking thousands of U.S. government documents to the Wikileaks website.   Posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

The final in a series of reports on the Iraq War and the U.S. efforts to rebuild the shattered country.  Includes how much money was spent  ($60 billion), where the money went (much of it to training and equipping the Iraqi Security Forces), and final lessons.   Follows an earlier report: Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience.  From the Office of the Special Inspector General

Documents  on U.S. foreign policy toward Iran and Iraq during the Nixon administration.  From the State Department

Practical steps and lessons learned in bringing peace to countries in transition from war.  Statements from a June 2012 seminar featuring women from Afghanistan and Iraq.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Completion of the first phase of a study to assess the availability and effectiveness of treatment for veterans suffering from post combat emotional problems following service in Iraq and Afghanistan.  From the Institute of Medicine

Discusses the current situation in Syria and the problems posed by the fighting including refugee flows, terrorist involvement, control of Syrian weapon stockpiles, and the spread of violence to neighboring countries like Israel, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Looks at the sectarian tensions in Iraq since the U.S. troop withdrawal in December 2011 and related governance issues.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provides information on the number of persons admitted to the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum in 2011.  A total of 56,384 refugees were admitted ;  Burma, Bhutan, and Iraq were the leading countries of nationality for refugees.  From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security

This monograph considers both the future of Iraq and the differences/similarities between events in Iraq and the Arab Spring states as they attempt to create stable, democratic states.  From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Reviews the deterioration of political relations between Sunni and Shiite factions of the Iraqi government since December 2011, the causes for the deterioration, and the legacy of U.S. involvement in Iraq.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reviews the role Kuwait has played in U.S. efforts to contain Iraq over the past two decades and current issues relating to human rights, economic policy, and Islamic militancy in a country largely spared the turmoil of Arab Spring reform demands.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Examines the predicament of women in Afghanistan and Iraq as they move through a difficult transition period.  Calls for promoting women’s role in conflict prevention, postconflict relief, and economic/social development.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Summarizes the findings and recommendations of the military health experts who investigated the handling and disposition of human remains being returned from Afghanistan and Iraq.  From the Defense Health Board

Papers which discuss the lesson’s learned by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from the experiences of non-Chinese armed forces during the previous 30 years.  From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Reports to the General Assembly on the activities of the Security Council over the  past year under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.  From the United Nations

The 31^st quarterly report on reconstruction and security in Iraq which comes 60 days before the final U.S. troop withdrawal.  From the Office of the Special Inspector General

This report is based on the lessons gleaned from a review of public commissions of inquiry into police misconduct worldwide and their possible application in stability operations, such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The study attempts to determine whether past scandals can help us deal more effectively with current problems of nation building and police reform.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Concludes that there is insufficient data on solders’ exposures to emissions from open air burn pits on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq to reach conclusions about long-term health effects.  Calls for more research into the quantities and types of materials burned in the pits.  From the Institute of Medicine

Chronicles U.S. efforts to train and equip an Iraqi constabulary force to control violence in Iraq.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Examines the transition toward democracy in Iraq, the shaky status of human rights, and the  implications for the political situation of the impending American withdrawal.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Examines the problems with wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan and offers 15 recommendations for improvement.  From the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan

Reviews the role Kuwait has played in U.S. efforts to contain Iraq over the past two decades and current issues relating to human rights, economic policy, and Islamic militancy.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Covers the prevalence of suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders among veterans of service in Iraq and what the Veterans Administration is doing for them.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Uses the threat of IEDs in Iraq as a case study of how military institutions must learn to react quickly to changing circumstances.   From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

This report summarizes seven cases initiated by members of Congress in which final rulings were reached which concerned U.S. military activities in various parts of the world.  It also discusses the current legal challenge to military action against Libya.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Presents a collection of 21 articles describing the full range of Marine Corps operations in Iraq.  From the Marine Corps