Regional Actors in Iraq’s Neighbourhood: Time to Desecuritise Relations
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.
Policy Debate
The KRG Looking Forward: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities
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.
State-Building in Iraq: Tackling Iraq’s fragility and regaining its sovereignty
Experts & policy makers addressed the fragility of the Iraqi state by identifying structural gaps and proposing practical policy solutions.
The Challenge of Governance and Reform in Iraq and the KRI
Qubad Talabani and Jeanine Plasschaert debated the challenge of governance and reform in both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Summary Report & Video:
Making Iraq Work for All
A debate on the challenges of ‘making Iraq work for all’, from the perspective of the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani
Yezidis and Christians – Let us not Fail Them
A frank, objective and practical debate on guaranteeing the rights of Yezidis, Christians and other ethno-religious minorities in Iraq.
Iraq’s Immediate Priorities: Policy Recommendations from an International Workshop
The new government of Iraq is facing major challenges that require urgent solutions. This international policy workshop brain-stormed these challenges & offered practical recommendations.
The EU-Iraq security partnership: A Policy Debate with MEPs
A policy debate with members of European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence on EU-Iraq partnership: Peshmerga reform, the ISIS war and EU’s role in stabilisation