The Reconstruction of Islamic State-Liberated Areas
November 28th, 2016 by Irene Costantini
This policy brief analyses the current status of international financial assistance to Iraq and identifies the conditions that can turn the reconstruction process into an opportunity
The Day After: Governing the KRI
November 21st, 2016 by Dylan O’Driscoll
Once IS is defeated key political and economic issues long neglected in the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) will come to the fore.
Trump’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Four Key Issues
November 15th, 2016 by Dave van Zoonen
Donald Trump, the next President of the United States, will soon be confronted with the difficulty of translating campaign rhetoric regarding his foreign policy in the Middle East
Yet Another Complication in Nineveh: Retaking Tal Afar
November 9th, 2016 by Tomáš Kaválek
Tal Afar is thus yet another flashpoint of competing interests between Ankara, Erbil, Baghdad, and Tehran and can possibly further destabilise the situation in Nineveh.
Competing Interests in Shingal: Yazidis Caught Between Millstones
November 2nd, 2016 by Tomáš Kaválek
Nearly two years since the north side of Shingal was liberated from the Islamic State, most of the Yazidi population is still displaced.
Governing Nineveh After the Islamic State: A Solution for All Components
October 24th, 2016 by Dylan O’Driscoll
Calls for a separate Nineveh Plain province could end up harming minorities and threaten stability. Instead, a Nineveh Federal Region could prove a better solution for post-IS governance in Nineveh.
A Development-Oriented Stabilisation Policy for Mosul
October 9th, 2016 by Irene Costantini
Now that IS’s economic gains are draining due to military setbacks and financial strains, IS-held territories are increasingly struggling through economic hurdles. The challenge ahead is to have concrete economic plans.
And the Marginalisation goes on: Iraq and the Politics of Domination
September 25th, 2016 by Dylan O’Driscoll
Back in 2014, Iraq’s Prime Minister promised to end the politics of dominance that was largely responsible for the rise of Islamic State (IS). Yet, with the military defeat of IS in Iraq imminent, Sunnis are still being marginalised and until this ends, the foundations of IS will remain within the society.
State-building in a Fragmented Kurdistan Region of Iraq
August 1st, 2016 by Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
The roadmap to independence starts from home and ends at home. A fragmented and unstable Kurdistan Region is in on one’s benefit. Key priorities are Institutionalisation of national unity and promotion of good governance.
Averting an Economic Meltdown in the KRI: Aligning Political Objectives with Economic Necessities
July 17th, 2016 by Athanasios Manis
This Report analyses the crucial aspects of the current economic crisis and the KRG’s immediate response. The author argues that it is only when the economic meltdown is averted in the short-term that the KRG will be able to proceed with deep structural reforms.