Iraq Index - Brookings The Iraq Index by Brookings is a statistical compilation of economic, public opinion, and security data. It is a non-partisan assessment of American efforts in Iraq, and is based primarily on U.S. government information The last remaining U.S. troops have left Iraq, but the country is mired in a new political crisis manufactured largely by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, with a possible renewal of sectarian strife – or even all-out civil war – looming on the horizon. Brookings experts examine what these developments mean for future stability in Iraq, for the region and for the rest of the worl in Countries > Middle East & Africa > Iraqwith economyiraqpoliticsstatistics