Turkey-EU Relations: Conflicting Policies & Opportunities for Cooperation
“dissent between Brussels and Ankara is highly likely given the Turkish Armed Forces’ broad kinetic engagement in both Iraq and Syria”
Publications
EU and Turkish Energy Interests in the Caspian and Middle East Regions
We found that multiple energy drivers strategically incentivize the EU and Turkey to cooperate and converge on overall political and economic policies and priorities.
Confessionalism and Electoral Prospects in Iraq
” 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”
Post-Crises Prospects for Reconciliation in Iraq: A Kurdish-Shi’ite Debate in Najaf
“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.
Displacement-Emigration-Return: Understanding Uncertainty in Iraq
The findings stress the destabilizing and traumatic effects of displacement and the urgency of addressing them
Anti-Corruption Efforts in Iraq
Given the institutionalized nature of corruption in Iraq, fighting it will prove substantially difficult, and would require a national program that upsets major aspects of Iraqi politics.
Shifting Gears in Iraq-Saudi Arabia Relations
The recent Iraq-Saudi Arabia rapprochement policy should be understood in the context of convergent political, security, and economic interests, with implications for regional security and stability.
Perceptions of EU Crisis Response in Iraq
This report examines perceptions of local actors towards EU’s crisis response mechanisms in Iraq.