S8: Modernisation and Reform of Iraqi Security and Armed Forces: In Theory and Practice
May 29th, 2023 by MERI
Iraq Forum For Stability and Prosperity In this panel: Abdul-Amir Kamil Al-Shummary, Minister of Interior Qasim Al-Araji, National Security Advisor Khalid Al-Yaqoubi, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq Thomas Röwekamp MP, Member of the German Parliament Suadad al-Salhy, Senior correspondent, Middle East Eye (Moderator) For the summery report, click here.
Stability in Diversity: Saving Iraq’s multi-cultural Identity: Sinjar as an Exemplar
May 29th, 2023 by MERI
Iraq Forum For Stability and Prosperity In this panel: Mayan Khairy Saeed Beg, Khatoon of Yezidis EvanFaiq Jabro, Minister of Migration and Displaced Esam Al-Saadi, Deputy National Security Advisor Claudio Cordone, Deputy SRSG, UNAMI, Iraq Sarhang Hamasaeed, United States Institute of Peace, USA (Speaker/Moderator) For the summery report, click here.
The Kurdistan Region: A Substate Actor on the National and International Stage
May 26th, 2023 by MERI
Iraq Forum For Stability and Prosperity In this panel: Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Ranya Al-Attar, BBC Arabic (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.
S11: Iraq’s Immediate Policy Priorities and the Challenges ahead
May 26th, 2023 by MERI
Iraq Forum For Stability and Prosperity In this panel: Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, President of MERI (Moderator) For the summery report, click here.
S2: Crystal-Gazing the Middle East: Power Dynamics & Power
January 29th, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Vali Nasr, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, USA Randa Slim, Middle East Institute, USA Steve Bitner, The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, USA Lukman Faily, Iraqi Ambassador to Germany (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.
S3: Regional Actors in Iraq’s Neighbourhood: Time to Desecuritise Relations
January 29th, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Elbrus Kutrashev, Russian Ambassador to Iraq Kayhan Barzegar, Center for Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran Lahib Higel, International Crisis Group (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.
S7: The KRG Looking Forward: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities
February 1st, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government Dlawer Ala’Aldeen , President of the Middle East Research Institute (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.
S9: Iraq’s Multi-Layered Crises: The International Partners’ Priorities and Perspectives
January 29th, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Alina Romanowski, US Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Greganti, Italian Ambassador to Iraq Ville Varjola, the Head of European Union Tanya Gilli-Khaylani, Former Member of Parliament, Iraq (Moderator) For the summary report, click here.
S10: Yezidis and Christians – Let us not Fail Them
January 30th, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Meer Hazim Tahsin, Prince of Yezidis, President of Higher Spiritual Board of Yezidis Ali Ilyas Haji Nasir, Baba Sheikh, Higher Spiritual Board of Yezidis Najeeb Mikhaeel Moussa, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul & Aqra Mayan Khairy Saeed Beg, Khatoon of Yezidis Najim Al-Jubouri, Governor of Nineveh Sarhang Hamaseed, United States Institute of Peace […]
S11: Making Iraq Work for All
January 30th, 2023 by MERI
MERI Forum 2022 Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Farhad Alaaldin, Chairman, The Iraqi Advisory Council For the summary report, click here.