State-building: A Roadmap for the Rule of Law and Institutionalisation in the Kurdistan Region
This policy book addresses the structural & functional weaknesses in the KRI’s governance system, & makes recommendations for its reform.
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This policy book addresses the structural & functional weaknesses in the KRI’s governance system, & makes recommendations for its reform.
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In the run-up to this month’s parliamentary elections (12 May), the Kurdish parties are running individually, but in the Iraqi-controlled disputed territories they act differently.
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These training sessions are designed to improve journalists’ capacity and skills to represent democratic values and standards, highlight the fundamentals of contemporary and investigative journalism.
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Though both Turkey and the EU have different priorities in Iraq, they both staunchly converged in opposing the referendum.
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Major security events & trends within Iraq and Syria have influenced Turkey-EU relations. This policy paper deconstructs the causal mechanisms that act as primary drivers impacting bilateral relations.
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” given the unpopularity of Iraq’s political class, no single alliance is expected to win a majority of parliamentary seats, forcing the formation of a grand-coalition government”
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We found that multiple energy drivers strategically incentivize the EU and Turkey to cooperate and converge on overall political and economic policies and priorities.
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“We can’t call Iraq a federal state when there is only one federal region”. Baghdad needs to develope a national reconciliation strategy among the country’s various ethno-religious & social groups, through dialogue and trust-building.
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These training sessions are designed to improve journalists’ capacity and skills to represent democratic values and standards, highlight the fundamentals of contemporary and investigative journalism.
MERIThough both Turkey and the EU have different priorities in Iraq, they both staunchly converged in opposing the referendum.
MERI“IDPs perceptions of insecurity and lack of economic opportunities appear to be the most compelling reasons driving their wish/plan to emigrate”
MERIA summary report on a policy debate between USIP and a group of KRI intellectuals about the current political dynamics and future direction of Iraq and KRI
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This policy book addresses the structural & functional weaknesses in th KRI’s governance system, and makes practical recommendations for its reform.
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
In the run-up to this month’s parliamentary elections (12 May), the Kurdish parties are running individually, but in the Iraqi-controlled disputed territories they act differently.
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
“dissent between Brussels and Ankara is highly likely given the Turkish Armed Forces’ broad kinetic engagement in both Iraq and Syria”
Kamaran Palani
We found that multiple energy drivers strategically incentivize the EU and Turkey to cooperate and converge on overall political and economic policies and priorities.
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
” given the unpopularity of Iraq’s political class, no single alliance is expected to win a majority of parliamentary seats, forcing the formation of a grand-coalition government”
Yasir Kuoti
“We can’t call Iraq a federal state when there is only one federal region”. Baghdad needs to develope a national reconciliation strategy among the country’s various ethno-religious & social groups, through dialogue and trust-building.
Khogir Wirya
Five months after declaring victory over the Islamic State group, Iraq will tomorrow go to the polls to elect a new parliament.
“Squeezing the Kurds too much could turn an armed standoff into an all-out ethnic conflict between two U.S.-armed forces. Given these developments, the only sensible way forward is for Baghdad and Irbil to make negotiations a priority.
“In the post-IS era old wounds threaten to resurface. Especially after IS, the Iraqi society became especially militarised. Everybody carries a weapon now. The risk of future conflicts being managed in a more violent way is much higher.”
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“The lack of a common narrative shared by both Arabs and Kurds regarding the history of Hasan Sham village is an obstacle to reconstruction and reconciliation”
Even a complete military victory over the Sunni extremists in Mosul will not change the reality that there is still no political agreement in place, or even basic trust, that could reconcile Iraq’s Sunni Arab minority with the Shiite-dominated national government.
“Instead of breaking off relations between communities in Nineveh it is better to find ways for how to improve those relationships”
