MERI Forum 2022 Vali Nasr, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, USA Randa Slim, Middle East Institute, USA Steve Bitner, The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, USA Lukman Faily, Iraqi Ambassador to Germany (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.

MERI Forum 2022 Elbrus Kutrashev, Russian Ambassador to Iraq Kayhan Barzegar, Center for Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran Lahib Higel, International Crisis Group (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.

  MERI Forum 2022 Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government Dlawer Ala’Aldeen , President of the Middle East Research Institute (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.

MERI Forum 2022 Alina Romanowski, US Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Greganti, Italian Ambassador to Iraq Ville Varjola, the Head of European Union Tanya Gilli-Khaylani, Former Member of Parliament, Iraq (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.

MERI Forum 2022 Meer Hazim Tahsin, Prince of Yezidis, President of Higher Spiritual Board of Yezidis Ali Ilyas Haji Nasir, Baba Sheikh, Higher Spiritual Board of Yezidis Najeeb Mikhaeel Moussa, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul & Aqra Mayan Khairy Saeed Beg, Khatoon of Yezidis Najim Al-Jubouri, Governor of Nineveh Sarhang Hamaseed, United States Institute of Peace […]

  MERI Forum 2022 Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Farhad Alaaldin, Chairman, The Iraqi Advisory Council For the summary report, click here.

MERI Forum 2021 A Stable Iraq for a Stable Middle East This year’s Forum comes two weeks after the Iraqi general elections. In a positive and optimistic atmosphere, there are vibrant political activities ongoing to form a new government in Baghdad. It also comes two years after the eruption of Tishreen protest of expression of […]

MERI Forum 2021 Session 1: Iraq’s Changing Political Landscape: The Challenge of Forming a Strong Government and Making Iraq Work for All Ameer Al-Kinani, The Political Commission of the Sadrist Movement Jafar Eminki, Kurdistan Democratic Party Muzahim Al-Khayat, Newly Elected Member of Parliament, Taqadum Coalition Khalid Shwani, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Hiwa Othman, Journalist (Moderator) […]

MERI Forum 2021 S 2: Global Support for Stability and State-Building in Iraq: Challenges and Opportunities Matthew H. Tueller, US Ambassador to Iraq Martin Jaeger, German Ambassador to Iraq Ulric Shannon, Canadian Ambassador to Iraq Sarhang Hamasaeed, United States Institute of Peace, USA. Farhad Alaaldin, Chairman of Iraq Advisory Council (Moderator) For the summary report, […]

MERI Forum 2021 Session 3: Kurdistan Region in a Complex Neighbourhood Nechirvan Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq Bilal Wahab, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.