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.

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Twenty years of Iraq-US engagement: Where do we go now?

March 15th, 2023 by Dlawer Ala’Aldeen

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.

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A panel of experts debated the role of both the government and private sector in the reform of the Iraqi financial sector. Report & Video

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Experts looking into the future of global and regional power dynamics and how they might impact Iraq.

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Report on the perspectives and priorities of Iraq’s international partners in the country. With the US, EU and Italian Ambassadors.

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The roles of regional and international actors, particularly Russia and Iran, in Iraq’s neighborhoods and their engagement with both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

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This dialogue with PM Masrour Barzani focused on the KRG’s strategy on a number of complex issues, including engagement with Baghdad, institutional reform and governance.

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Experts & policy makers addressed the fragility of the Iraqi state by identifying structural gaps and proposing practical policy solutions.

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Qubad Talabani and Jeanine Plasschaert debated the challenge of governance and reform in both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Summary Report & Video:

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Making Iraq Work for All

January 29th, 2023 by MERI

A debate on the challenges of ‘making Iraq work for all’, from the perspective of the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani

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