Middle powers face “hard ceilings” that prevent them from becoming rule-setters. A policy debate on regional security dynamics

European Ambassadors to Iraq: “We want a stable, peaceful Iraq that is democratic, prosperous, and free of violent extremism.”

“Memoranda don’t build railways”: A policy debate with N Mladenov & A Al-Qadi

In Iraq, sectarian & ethnic alignments make exclusionary rule dangerous. A policy debate with former PM Haider Al-Abadi

The constitutionally available instrument of regionalization is administrative and territorial, not sectarian. A policy debate with leader of the Al-Hikma Movement Ammar Al-Hakim.

The future of the Levant and Iraq cannot be built solely through top-down settlements. It requires a profound intellectual “surgery” targeting the collective consciousness

The experience of Syrian refugees living in Erbil 10 years after their initial arrival, was examined in this research.

A regional think tank network, aims to foster cooperation and inclusive policymaking to address shared challenges

A consortium of regional and European think tank leaders met to address the regional challenges including fragmentation, conflict, and underdevelopment

Four Iraq and Iran experts analyse the potential of escalation of the on-going war and its implications on Iraq & KRI