The leader of Al-Siyada Coalition stressed his commitment to the political agreement that all parties of the government agreed on. But Delivery takes time and the budget law is critical.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on State-building in the Eyes of Iraq’s Political Leaders: Khamis Khanjar

Leader of the Al-Hikma Movement sharing his thoughts on the key factors necessary to create a strong and successful Iraqi state.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on State-building in the Eyes of Iraq’s Political Leaders: Ammar Al-Hakim

Iraq wants to engage with the international community and pursue good relations with its neighbours based on national interests. What are the current dynamics, power alignments and opportunities?

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Iraq in the Middle East: Zero-Problem with Neighbours

What does the post-2003 process of state-building in Iraq show? Is Iraq’s democracy viable? How can the international community work to serve Iraqis, and what responsibility do they both bear? All in this session.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on State-Building in Iraq and the Role of the International Community

Iraq’s security sector and armed forces have grown beyond the Constitution and now pose a major challenge to the state’s ability to control violence. Reforming this sector is an urgent priority

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Modernisation and Reform of Iraqi Security and Armed Forces: In Theory and Practice

Iraq authorities must take greater responsibility for displaced Iraqis, including Yazidis, in camps. In this panel: the recent efforts to support reconstruction in Sinjar, and what more can be done to support the Yazidi community.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Stability in Diversity: Saving Iraq’s multi-cultural Identity: Sinjar as an Exemplar

The President of the KRI, Nechirvan Barzani, expressed his views on the current dynamic in the KRI, between Erbil & Baghdad, and the role of the Region on the world stage.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on The Kurdistan Region: A Substate Actor on the National and International Stage

The Iraq Forum was held 6m after the inauguration of PM Al-Sudani’s government, which faces high expectations and pressures to address Iraq’s multi-layered challenges. In this policy debate, Al-Sudani sheds light on the overall strategies followed by his Administration.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Iraq’s Immediate Policy Priorities and the Challenges ahead

Since 2003, outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil have gone through various phases & taken different forms, with critical milestones characterising and shaping an uneasy relationship.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Erbil-Baghdad relations: Twenty years since the regime change

The US led ‘coalition of the willing’ invaded Iraq in 2003, ending the most oppressive regime. The two countries started a tumultuous mutual engagement, which is likely to become more amicable, predictable and mutually rewarding in the future.

  • Posted in
  • Comments Off on Twenty years of Iraq-US engagement: Where do we go now?