In a volatile and unpredictable international system, great powers are giving up on diplomacy while middle powers are seeking alternatives

Pursue & implement far-reaching structural reforms, including PMF integration, or risk a slide into intensified confrontation with the US

The strategic position of the Kurdistan Region within Iraq’s evolving political landscape and the wider regional and international context

This policy brief explores Iraq’s multifaceted response to the regional upheaval & examines the role and agency of non-state actors

MERI developed & piloted the Sinjar Stakeholder Platform to depoliticize public services in the district

The unresolved status of Kurds has been one of the principal obstacles to democratization in Turkey.

Qubad Talabani: Just as the KRI demands devolved powers from Baghdad, it must also devolve powers from Erbil to provinces, districts and sub-districts.

All three branches of governance are under the dominance of partisan interests, leaving little room for a functional opposition.

Returning to authoritarian centralism was neither possible nor desirable and that Syria’s diversity remained an asset. A Policy Debate

The evolving relationship between power and opposition in a Region where democratic institutions remain fragile