Programme in Progress:
Provisional guide, subject to change
Monday 6 October 2025
- AM-PM Arrival of Guests
- PM: Special Roundtable for Think Tank Representatives
Tuesday 7 October 2025
08:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome & Introduction
09:15 – 18:00 Day 1 Sessions
- The Evolving Security Architecture of the Middle East: Emerging Dynamics and Implications
- The Strategic Dilemma: U.S. Policy Formation in a Volatile Middle East
- Türkiye’s Peace Process: A Catalyst for Middle East Stability
- From Proliferation to Integration: A Denuclearized Iran in a New Regional Security Framework
- Rebuilding the Region: Stability and Integration in the Levant and Iraq
- Syria: In Search of Unity Amidst Fragmentation
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
08:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome & Introduction
09:15 – 18:00 Day 2 Sessions
- State-building in Iraq: Aspiration or Reality
- Partners in Progress: Iraq’s Shared Responsibility with the International Community
- Iraq’s Investment Landscape: Between Challenges and Strategic Opportunity
- Iraq and the Kurdistan Region: Dual Fragilities, Shared Futures
- Ambition Meets Complexity: The Kurdistan Region in a Shifting Iraqi Landscape
18:00 Final Words
18:30 End of MERI Forum 2025